THE ROLE OF WAN OPTIMIZATION IN REDUCING LATENCY FOR DISTRIBUTED ENTERPRISE NETWORKS

Abstract

This means that the applications on distributed enterprise networks are likely to be adversely affected by the occurrence of high latency and bandwidth wastage, resulting in inefficiencies in the applications and causing poor user experience. This study therefore explores how WAN optimization works in reducing latency while enhancing network performance for distributed enterprise networks. This paper focuses on determining the influence of optimization methods including data compression, protocol optimization, and traffic prioritization in affecting latency, bandwidth utilization, and user experience. The network performance was evaluated based on latency measurements, bandwidth usage analysis, and user satisfaction surveys comparing baseline and optimized conditions.