Some popular VPN providers offer latency extensions or features, such as:
: Quantify latency extension for 3 VPN protocols to 3 geographic regions.
| Location | Baseline RTT | WireGuard | OpenVPN | IKEv2 | |----------|--------------|-----------|---------|-------| | Local (same city) | 5 ms | 8 ms | 15 ms | 12 ms | | Cross-continent | 90 ms | 105 ms | 130 ms | 115 ms |
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A VPN latency extension is designed to mitigate these latency issues by optimizing the VPN connection. This can be achieved through various techniques, such as: