While developing a real-Time VoIP application on a Cisco Webex platform, users report that their...

Jitter refers to the variation in packet arrival times, which can cause packets to arrive out of order, leading to choppy audio or dropped parts of a conversation in real-time VoIP applications. Latency and delay refer to the time it takes for a packet to travel from source to destination, and capacity refers to the bandwidth available, but jitter specifically affects the consistency of packet delivery timing, which is critical for VoIP quality.

References:

Cisco DevNet Associate Study Guide: QoS and Network Performance (Chapter 8, Section: Understanding Jitter and Its Effects).