Windows network latency
Simulate unreliable network conditions on Windows hosts by adding latency to API calls. Test whether your users are affected when network response times degrade to hundreds or thousands of milliseconds.
Experiment types
Latency
Targets
Windows
Length
6 minutes
How this Scenario works
This Scenario adds increasing levels of network latency to your Windows Server hosts, simulating unreliable network conditions common in distributed systems—including degraded WAN links, cross-region communication, or network congestion.
Why run this Scenario?
- Validate that services running on Windows Server handle degraded network conditions without cascading failures.
- Test timeout and retry configurations for inter-service communication on Windows infrastructure.
- Identify Windows services that are overly sensitive to network latency and could cause poor user experience.
- Verify that network monitoring on Windows infrastructure detects latency increases and triggers alerts.
What to expect when you run it
When network latency increases significantly on Windows hosts, our services continue to respond within acceptable bounds and users experience minimal impact.
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