2025
doi: 10.12720/jait.16.1.71-80
Throughput and Latency Performance Evaluation of an Optical Fiber Network
Asaba Shabiluh1
,
Ukagwu K. John1 ,
Ebenezer Esenogho2,3,* ,
Bashir O. Sadiq1,4 ,
Andikara John1 ,
Edward Dintwa2 ,
Sajid M. Sheikh2 ,
Edwin Matlotse2
- 1Department of Electrical, Telecommunication and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Kampala International University, Ishaka, Uganda
- 2Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana
- 3Center for Telecommunication, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, South Africa
- 4Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
- Manuscript receivedAugust 21, 2023
- revisedNovember 13, 2023
- acceptedJanuary 22, 2024
- publishedJanuary 15, 2025
Abstract
The development of optical fiber has revolutionized the communications sector and played a crucial role in the information age. Due to their ability to carry large amounts of information and their dielectric nature, optical fiber is often favored for data transfer to other communication media. Nevertheless, this kind of transmission has had trouble with excessive latency, which later affects throughput and lowers user experience quality. This article describes the various throughput and latency experiments that were performed using the VIAVI test kit, how they were assessed, and how the results were then compared to the requirements set forth by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Some of the results met the required criteria, but others did not for a variety of reasons, including connection congestion, malfunctioning network gear, subpar fiber cable quality, and the length of the optical fiber link. The mitigation strategies for the aforementioned causes were covered in this paper, and they include increasing the link’s bandwidth, ensuring the use of high-quality fiber cables, routine maintenance to identify any faulty components, and using multiple repeaters on long-distance optical fiber links.
Keywords
- fiber optic network
- latency
- throughput
How to Cite
Asaba Shabiluh, Ukagwu K. John, Ebenezer Esenogho, Bashir O. Sadiq, Andikara John, Edward Dintwa, Sajid M. Sheikh, and Edwin Matlotse, "Throughput and Latency Performance Evaluation of an Optical Fiber Network," Journal of Advances in Information Technology, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 71-80, 2025. https://doi.org/10.12720/jait.16.1.71-80
Copyright & License
Copyright © 2025 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).
