Board Thread:Bug Reports/@comment-30064591-20161022123539/@comment-27219153-20161022193759

This is a connection problem between you and the server. Ping (measured in miliseconds) measures the amount of time it takes for data to be sent from your computer to the server and back to your computer. If your ping becomes too high, it will cause you to time out (after you time out, you should be able to rejoin immediately or within a minute or two depending on the cause). Physical distance between you and the server will affect your ping, but under normal conditions your ping should remain fairly constant.

There are two likely possibilities for the increase in ping that results in you getting timed out.

1. You temporarily lose internet connection. If this is the case (and you can prove it) you may want to consider switching ISPs or filing a complaint with your ISP about your poor service.

2. When a minecraft server is under a heavy load, it may temporarily stop processing requests from your client, in an attempt to focus all its power on getting the server back up to 20 tps. When it stops processing client requests, packet loss goes to 100% and ping goes to infinity (as no data is making a full round trip) thus causing you to time out.