Bad lag again with NTT's NA server network

[Kaitlen]

I'm based in Tokyo and have been on Hyperion for the duration of the game since 2.0.
I rarely have any issue playing unless there's some locally induced problem.
The only real benefit is that I'm within the NTT network the entire time (OCN is provider on NTT).
There was some packet loss going on once my connection hit the next hop after crossing the ocean (#9-#11 below), but it seems to be gone now.

(Tracing/Pinging a Primal DC IP) Taken at 11:45am JST 5/18/23.

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms RT-AC88U-2710 [192.168.1.254]
2 2 ms 1 ms 2 ms 118.23.27.227
3 2 ms 2 ms 2 ms 118.23.27.21
4 4 ms 4 ms 4 ms 118.23.4.5
5 4 ms 2 ms 2 ms 180.8.126.49
6 3 ms 3 ms 4 ms 122.1.245.209
7 3 ms 3 ms 3 ms ae-6.r02.tokyjp05.jp.bb.gin.ntt.net [120.88.53.21]
8 5 ms 3 ms 3 ms ae-3.r30.tokyjp05.jp.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.3.23]
9 112 ms 112 ms 116 ms ae-4.r25.snjsca04.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.5.78]
10 * 112 ms * ae-5.r24.snjsca04.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.3.146]
11 128 ms 115 ms * ae-4.a00.scrmca03.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.7.57]
12 115 ms 114 ms 114 ms xe-0-0-5-0.a00.scrmca03.us.ce.gin.ntt.net [128.241.2.18]
13 * * * Request timed out.
14 115 ms 115 ms 115 ms 204.2.29.86

Ping Stats:
Ping statistics for 204.2.29.86:
Packets: Sent = 321, Received = 321, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 115ms, Maximum = 143ms, Average = 116ms

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Edit: Added 2nd Sample from 1:29pm JST - seems to have stabilized from early this morning.

Tracing route to 204.2.29.86 over a maximum of 30 hops

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms RT-AC88U-2710 [192.168.1.254]
2 2 ms 2 ms 2 ms 118.23.27.227
3 3 ms 2 ms 3 ms 118.23.27.21
4 4 ms 3 ms 3 ms 118.23.4.5
5 6 ms 6 ms 4 ms 180.8.126.49
6 2 ms 3 ms 3 ms 122.1.245.209
7 3 ms 4 ms 4 ms ae-6.r02.tokyjp05.jp.bb.gin.ntt.net [120.88.53.21]
8 3 ms 2 ms 3 ms ae-3.r30.tokyjp05.jp.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.3.23]
9 112 ms 110 ms 110 ms ae-4.r25.snjsca04.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.5.78]
10 113 ms 119 ms 115 ms ae-5.r24.snjsca04.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.3.146]
11 119 ms 137 ms 119 ms ae-4.a00.scrmca03.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.7.57]
12 115 ms 115 ms 115 ms xe-0-0-5-0.a00.scrmca03.us.ce.gin.ntt.net [128.241.2.18]
13 * * * Request timed out.
14 115 ms 115 ms 117 ms 204.2.29.86

Ping statistics for 204.2.29.86:
Packets: Sent = 2517, Received = 2517, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 115ms, Maximum = 157ms, Average = 118ms

[Kaitlen]

I'm based in Tokyo and have been on Hyperion for the duration of the game since 2.0.
I rarely have any issue playing unless there's some locally induced problem.
The only real benefit is that I'm within the NTT network the entire time (OCN is provider on NTT).
There was some packet loss going on once my connection hit the next hop after crossing the ocean (#9-#11 below), but it seems to be gone now.

(Tracing/Pinging a Primal DC IP) Taken at 11:45am JST 5/18/23.

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms RT-AC88U-2710 [192.168.1.254]
2 2 ms 1 ms 2 ms 118.23.27.227
3 2 ms 2 ms 2 ms 118.23.27.21
4 4 ms 4 ms 4 ms 118.23.4.5
5 4 ms 2 ms 2 ms 180.8.126.49
6 3 ms 3 ms 4 ms 122.1.245.209
7 3 ms 3 ms 3 ms ae-6.r02.tokyjp05.jp.bb.gin.ntt.net [120.88.53.21]
8 5 ms 3 ms 3 ms ae-3.r30.tokyjp05.jp.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.3.23]
9 112 ms 112 ms 116 ms ae-4.r25.snjsca04.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.5.78]
10 * 112 ms * ae-5.r24.snjsca04.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.3.146]
11 128 ms 115 ms * ae-4.a00.scrmca03.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.7.57]
12 115 ms 114 ms 114 ms xe-0-0-5-0.a00.scrmca03.us.ce.gin.ntt.net [128.241.2.18]
13 * * * Request timed out.
14 115 ms 115 ms 115 ms 204.2.29.86

Ping Stats:
Ping statistics for 204.2.29.86:
Packets: Sent = 321, Received = 321, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 115ms, Maximum = 143ms, Average = 116ms

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Edit: Added 2nd Sample from 1:29pm JST - seems to have stabilized from early this morning.

Tracing route to 204.2.29.86 over a maximum of 30 hops

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms RT-AC88U-2710 [192.168.1.254]
2 2 ms 2 ms 2 ms 118.23.27.227
3 3 ms 2 ms 3 ms 118.23.27.21
4 4 ms 3 ms 3 ms 118.23.4.5
5 6 ms 6 ms 4 ms 180.8.126.49
6 2 ms 3 ms 3 ms 122.1.245.209
7 3 ms 4 ms 4 ms ae-6.r02.tokyjp05.jp.bb.gin.ntt.net [120.88.53.21]
8 3 ms 2 ms 3 ms ae-3.r30.tokyjp05.jp.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.3.23]
9 112 ms 110 ms 110 ms ae-4.r25.snjsca04.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.5.78]
10 113 ms 119 ms 115 ms ae-5.r24.snjsca04.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.3.146]
11 119 ms 137 ms 119 ms ae-4.a00.scrmca03.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.7.57]
12 115 ms 115 ms 115 ms xe-0-0-5-0.a00.scrmca03.us.ce.gin.ntt.net [128.241.2.18]
13 * * * Request timed out.
14 115 ms 115 ms 117 ms 204.2.29.86

Ping statistics for 204.2.29.86:
Packets: Sent = 2517, Received = 2517, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 115ms, Maximum = 157ms, Average = 118ms

Replying with an update from my post yesterday. I took another sample as of 10:25am JST (6:25pm PST).
I have the unique view of being inside the NTT network for the entire path and it does reflect some consistent issues once my connection hits the US side. (hop #9)
Hops #2-#6 are also NTT hops, but just no RDNS entry.

Tracing route to 204.2.29.86 over a maximum of 30 hops

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms RT-AC88U-2710 [192.168.1.254]
2 2 ms 2 ms 2 ms 118.23.27.227
3 2 ms 2 ms 2 ms 118.23.27.21
4 7 ms 8 ms 5 ms 118.23.4.5
5 3 ms 3 ms 7 ms 180.8.126.49
6 29 ms 19 ms 18 ms 122.1.245.209
7 12 ms 13 ms 14 ms ae-6.r02.tokyjp05.jp.bb.gin.ntt.net [120.88.53.21]
8 19 ms 23 ms 27 ms ae-3.r30.tokyjp05.jp.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.3.23]
9 * 122 ms 126 ms ae-4.r25.snjsca04.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.5.78]
10 151 ms 157 ms 139 ms ae-5.r24.snjsca04.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.3.146]
11 * 140 ms * ae-4.a00.scrmca03.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.7.57]
12 118 ms 116 ms 114 ms xe-0-0-5-0.a00.scrmca03.us.ce.gin.ntt.net [128.241.2.18]
13 * * * Request timed out.
14 115 ms 115 ms 117 ms 204.2.29.86

Despite the issues noted above, I'm not experiencing packet loss today and no issues in-game.
(I'm usually on during Japan daytime (tyvm wfh!) and partially in the evening hours)
Ping Sample from 10:25AM-10:35AM.

Ping statistics for 204.2.29.86:
Packets: Sent = 740, Received = 740, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 115ms, Maximum = 157ms, Average = 119ms

I typically get a "Good" connection most days.