Gaming Server Latency Horizon

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

COLORS = {
    'bands': ['#FFEDD5', '#FED7AA', '#FB923C', '#EA580C'],
    'background': '#ffffff',
    'text': '#1f2937',
    'grid': '#e5e7eb',
}

np.random.seed(3131)
seconds = np.arange(0, 1800)  # 30-minute gaming session
base = 25 + 5 * np.sin(seconds * np.pi / 300)
load_spikes = np.random.choice([0, 1], size=len(seconds), p=[0.97, 0.03]) * np.random.uniform(20, 80, len(seconds))
ping = base + load_spikes + np.random.exponential(3, len(seconds))
ping = np.clip(ping, 15, 120)
ping_norm = (ping - 15) / 105

fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(14, 3), facecolor=COLORS['background'])
ax.set_facecolor(COLORS['background'])

band = 0.25

ax.fill_between(seconds, 0, np.clip(ping_norm, 0, band), color=COLORS['bands'][0])
ax.fill_between(seconds, 0, np.clip(ping_norm - band, 0, band), color=COLORS['bands'][1])
ax.fill_between(seconds, 0, np.clip(ping_norm - 2*band, 0, band), color=COLORS['bands'][2])
ax.fill_between(seconds, 0, np.clip(ping_norm - 3*band, 0, band), color=COLORS['bands'][3])

ax.set_xlim(0, 1799)
ax.set_ylim(0, 0.3)

ax.set_title('Gaming Server Ping (ms)', color=COLORS['text'], fontsize=12, fontweight='bold', pad=10)
ax.set_xlabel('Time (minutes)', color=COLORS['text'], fontsize=10)
ax.set_ylabel('Ping (ms)', color=COLORS['text'], fontsize=10)
ax.set_xticks([0, 300, 600, 900, 1200, 1500, 1800])
ax.set_xticklabels(['0', '5', '10', '15', '20', '25', '30'])

for spine in ax.spines.values():
    spine.set_color(COLORS['grid'])
ax.tick_params(colors=COLORS['text'], labelsize=9)

plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()