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What Is A Nanosecond, And Why Do We Need To Understand That?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

By: Bruce G. Kreeger<\/strong><\/p>\n

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<\/strong><\/p>\n

A\u00a0nanosecond\u00a0(ns) is an\u00a0S.I. unit<\/a>\u00a0of time equal to one billionth of a\u00a0second<\/a>, that is,\u00a01\u20441 000 000 000\u00a0of a second, or 10\u22129\u00a0seconds.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The term combines the\u00a0prefix<\/a>\u00a0nano-<\/a>\u00a0with the basic unit for one-sixtieth of a\u00a0minute<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A nanosecond is equal to 1000\u00a0picoseconds<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a01\u20441000\u00a0microsecond<\/a>. Time units ranging between 10\u22128\u00a0and 10\u22127\u00a0seconds are typically expressed as tens or hundreds of nanoseconds.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time units of this granularity are commonly found in\u00a0telecommunications<\/a>, pulsed\u00a0lasers<\/a>, and related aspects of\u00a0electronics<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nanosecond<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

To explain a nanosecond I am including a clip, below, of Admiral Grace Brewster Murray Hopper\u00a0(1906-1992), who was a computer pioneer and U.S. Navy Officer. She earned a master’s degree (1930) and a Ph.D. (1934) in mathematics from Yale.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Admiral Hopper\u00a0is best known for her trailblazing contributions to computer programming, software development, and the design and implementation of programming languages. A maverick and an innovator, she enjoyed long and influential careers in the U.S. Navy and the computer industry.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

As the President of the Admiral Farragut Academy Alumni Association (Pine Beach, NJ) and a member of the Board of Trustees during my tenure, I had the honor of meeting Admiral Hopper and enjoying a meal with her.\u00a0I was captivated.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Watch the Video<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

At Clarity, we frequently hear a continued question of “why does it take so long” to retrieve data from the server, the internet, and my computer? While there are many contributing factors like malware, internet speed, network inefficiency, slow processor, or slow hard drive, often it is about the nanosecond.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At one point in time, I used to think higher speeds were attainable with higher degrees of bandwidth.\u00a0This may be why the idea of ‘low latency’ seems so counter-intuitive. As you hopefully understand at this point, there are limitations to how fast data can move and that real gains in this area can only be achieved through efficiency improvements, in other words, the elimination (as much as possible) of latency.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ethernet, speed, and Internet speed, really are about latency.\u00a0Ethernet switch latency is defined as the time it takes for a switch to forward a packet from its ingress port to its egress port. The lower the latency, the faster the device can transmit packets to its final destination.\u00a0Also crucial within this “need for speed” is avoiding packet loss. The magic is within the balancing act: speed and accuracy that challenge our understanding of traditional physics.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The next time you wonder why it takes so long, remember it’s all about the network, latency, and the time (in nanoseconds) your data goes from point A to point B and back.<\/strong><\/p>\n

An example of the use of these measures is that if your CPU clock speed is 3.5 Mhz (Megahertz per Second)=\u00a0285.71428571429\u00a0ns(p) (ns=nanoseconds). Ipsofacto the higher the clock speed, the faster the computer is.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are currently using the Picosecond (One trillionth of a second) as a unit of measure and\u00a0the nanosecond.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clarity provides support to end-users, and our PSAs include Help Desk and Team Management. These modules include self-service utilities to cut down recourse to human assistance. Our Help Desk platforms also provide several channels for problem reporting, such as web form, email, phone, and online chat.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clarity is an MSP (Managed Services Provider), CSP Cloud Service Provider (Cloud Service Provider), VoIP Trunking service provider, Microsoft 365 CSP, 3CX PBX Titanium Partner, along with other IT support offering such as UCaas (Unified Communications as a Service) and SaaS (Security as a Service).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clarity’s Dotman Tech division provides more services in Software Development, Content Creation, and Marketing Automation services.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Call Clarity at 800-354-4160 today or email us at info@clarityscg.com<\/a>. We are partnered internationally around the globe and we are open seven days a week 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM EST\/EDT. http:\/\/45.33.92.219<\/a> and https:\/\/dotmantech.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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