Theory 043/Networks & Telecommunications
Latency Is Route Circuity
The claim
Network latency is set by the ratio of physical route length to great-circle distance rather than by nominal distance.
01The mechanism
Propagation is fixed by glass length; routes that wander add latency that no protocol can remove.
02Predictions
- P1Latency should track circuity.
- P2Direct routes should win regardless of nominal distance.
03Refutation
Latency tracking nominal distance would remove the routing term.