<s>
Network	B-Protocol
delay	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
design	O
and	O
performance	O
characteristic	O
of	O
a	O
telecommunications	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
specifies	O
the	O
latency	O
for	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
data	O
to	O
travel	O
across	O
the	O
network	O
from	O
one	O
communication	B-Protocol
endpoint	I-Protocol
to	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
delay	O
is	O
extended	O
by	O
more	O
variable	O
levels	O
of	O
delay	O
due	O
to	O
network	B-Protocol
congestion	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
IP	B-Protocol
network	I-Protocol
delays	O
can	O
range	O
from	O
a	O
few	O
milliseconds	O
to	O
several	O
hundred	O
milliseconds	O
.	O
</s>
