Authentication
When an identity tries to authenticate, the request should be processed by a domain controller. If all the domain controllers are located in one geographical location, it doesn't matter which available domain controller processes the request. But if it's between remote networks, the time it takes to process the request will depend on the available link bandwidth and the number of hops it needs to travel through. As an example, let's assume Rebeladmin Corp. do have an Active Directory infrastructure and it is stretched across two offices in London and Seattle. It has domain controllers located in both the locations. If a user logs in to a PC in the London office, it doesn't make sense to process the authentication request by ...
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