Ping and Latency

Ping is a network utility tool that is used to determine connectivity in a network measuring response (ping) in milliseconds (ms). The lower the better. Ping stands for Packet Internet Groper.

Beside determining connectivity, ping also measures how fast the connectivity between devices are (the quality of the connection). This measurement is called Latency and measurements are usually in milliseconds(ms). The lower the latency/ping value, the faster the connection is, while a higher the value indicates a slower connection.

Ping and latency don’t measure speed, but the quality of a connection. Pings value is especially important for online game players who need a quick response from the server when playing, so they do not delay their action in a game. A relatively fast ping can be considered if it is less than 40 ms and very good results is anything within the range 0 to 10 ms.