diff --git a/.cicd/platforms/pinned/amazon_linux-2-pinned.dockerfile b/.cicd/platforms/pinned/amazon_linux-2-pinned.dockerfile
index 2e7182bf250..c2a0eba4287 100644
--- a/.cicd/platforms/pinned/amazon_linux-2-pinned.dockerfile
+++ b/.cicd/platforms/pinned/amazon_linux-2-pinned.dockerfile
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 FROM amazonlinux:2.0.20190508
 ENV VERSION 1
 # install dependencies.
+# iproute-tc configures traffic control for p2p_high_latency_test.py test
 RUN yum update -y && \
     yum install -y which git sudo procps-ng util-linux autoconf automake \
     libtool make bzip2 bzip2-devel openssl-devel gmp-devel libstdc++ libcurl-devel \
     libusbx-devel python3 python3-devel python-devel libedit-devel doxygen \
     graphviz patch gcc gcc-c++ vim-common jq net-tools \
-    libuuid-devel libtasn1-devel expect socat libseccomp-devel && \
+    libuuid-devel libtasn1-devel expect socat libseccomp-devel iproute-tc&& \
     yum clean all && rm -rf /var/cache/yum
 # install erlang and rabbitmq
 RUN curl -s https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/rabbitmq/erlang/script.rpm.sh | bash && \
diff --git a/.cicd/platforms/pinned/centos-7.7-pinned.dockerfile b/.cicd/platforms/pinned/centos-7.7-pinned.dockerfile
index 51b10d1276c..803365cdff5 100644
--- a/.cicd/platforms/pinned/centos-7.7-pinned.dockerfile
+++ b/.cicd/platforms/pinned/centos-7.7-pinned.dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 FROM centos:7.7.1908
 ENV VERSION 1
 # install dependencies.
+# iproute configures traffic control for p2p_high_latency_test.py test
 RUN yum update -y && \
     yum install -y epel-release && \
     yum --enablerepo=extras install -y centos-release-scl && \
diff --git a/.cicd/platforms/pinned/ubuntu-18.04-pinned.dockerfile b/.cicd/platforms/pinned/ubuntu-18.04-pinned.dockerfile
index dc32d185916..51676ace3f8 100644
--- a/.cicd/platforms/pinned/ubuntu-18.04-pinned.dockerfile
+++ b/.cicd/platforms/pinned/ubuntu-18.04-pinned.dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 FROM ubuntu:18.04
 ENV VERSION 1
 # install dependencies.
+# iproute2 configures traffic control for p2p_high_latency_test.py test
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get upgrade -y && \
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y git make \
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
     python3-dev python-configparser python-requests python-pip \
     autoconf libtool g++ gcc curl zlib1g-dev sudo ruby libusb-1.0-0-dev \
     libcurl4-gnutls-dev pkg-config patch vim-common jq rabbitmq-server \
-    libtasn1-dev libnss3-dev iproute2 expect gawk socat python3-pip libseccomp-dev uuid-dev && \
+    libtasn1-dev libnss3-dev iproute2 expect gawk socat python3-pip libseccomp-dev uuid-dev iproute2 && \
     apt-get clean && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 # install request and requests_unixsocket module
diff --git a/.cicd/platforms/pinned/ubuntu-20.04-pinned.dockerfile b/.cicd/platforms/pinned/ubuntu-20.04-pinned.dockerfile
index bb082d17fe3..04ed81ce57a 100644
--- a/.cicd/platforms/pinned/ubuntu-20.04-pinned.dockerfile
+++ b/.cicd/platforms/pinned/ubuntu-20.04-pinned.dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 FROM ubuntu:20.04
 ENV VERSION 1
 # install dependencies.
+# iproute2 configures traffic control for p2p_high_latency_test.py test
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get upgrade -y && \
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y git make \
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
     autotools-dev python2.7 python2.7-dev python3 \
     python3-dev python-configparser python3-pip \
     autoconf libtool g++ gcc curl zlib1g-dev sudo ruby libusb-1.0-0-dev \
-    libcurl4-gnutls-dev pkg-config patch vim-common jq gnupg rabbitmq-server && \
+    libcurl4-gnutls-dev pkg-config patch vim-common jq gnupg rabbitmq-server iproute2 && \
     apt-get clean && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 # install request and requests_unixsocket module
diff --git a/.cicd/platforms/unpinned/amazon_linux-2-unpinned.dockerfile b/.cicd/platforms/unpinned/amazon_linux-2-unpinned.dockerfile
index 01a73c50120..6dffd41a749 100644
--- a/.cicd/platforms/unpinned/amazon_linux-2-unpinned.dockerfile
+++ b/.cicd/platforms/unpinned/amazon_linux-2-unpinned.dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 FROM amazonlinux:2.0.20190508
 ENV VERSION 1
 # install dependencies.
+# iproute-tc configures traffic control for p2p_high_latency_test.py test
 RUN yum update -y && \
     yum install -y which git sudo procps-ng util-linux autoconf automake \
     libtool make bzip2 bzip2-devel openssl-devel gmp-devel libstdc++ libcurl-devel \
     libusbx-devel python3 python3-devel python-devel python3-pip libedit-devel doxygen \
-    graphviz clang patch llvm-devel llvm-static vim-common jq && \
+    graphviz clang patch llvm-devel llvm-static vim-common jq iproute-tc && \
     yum clean all && rm -rf /var/cache/yum
 # install erlang and rabbitmq
 RUN curl -s https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/rabbitmq/erlang/script.rpm.sh | bash && \
diff --git a/.cicd/platforms/unpinned/centos-7.7-unpinned.dockerfile b/.cicd/platforms/unpinned/centos-7.7-unpinned.dockerfile
index dd9e33085e4..7823a8dc886 100644
--- a/.cicd/platforms/unpinned/centos-7.7-unpinned.dockerfile
+++ b/.cicd/platforms/unpinned/centos-7.7-unpinned.dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 FROM centos:7.7.1908
 ENV VERSION 1
 # install dependencies.
+# iproute configures traffic control for p2p_high_latency_test.py test
 RUN yum update -y && \
     yum install -y epel-release && \
     yum --enablerepo=extras install -y centos-release-scl && \
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@ RUN yum update -y && \
     yum --enablerepo=extras install -y which git autoconf automake libtool make bzip2 doxygen \
     graphviz bzip2-devel openssl-devel gmp-devel ocaml \
     python python-devel rh-python36 file libusbx-devel \
-    libcurl-devel patch vim-common jq llvm-toolset-7.0-llvm-devel llvm-toolset-7.0-llvm-static && \
+    libcurl-devel patch vim-common jq llvm-toolset-7.0-llvm-devel llvm-toolset-7.0-llvm-static iproute && \
     yum clean all && rm -rf /var/cache/yum
 # install erlang and rabbitmq
 RUN curl -s https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/rabbitmq/erlang/script.rpm.sh | bash && \
diff --git a/.cicd/platforms/unpinned/ubuntu-18.04-unpinned.dockerfile b/.cicd/platforms/unpinned/ubuntu-18.04-unpinned.dockerfile
index 2c39a1dabe0..695b68975fc 100644
--- a/.cicd/platforms/unpinned/ubuntu-18.04-unpinned.dockerfile
+++ b/.cicd/platforms/unpinned/ubuntu-18.04-unpinned.dockerfile
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 FROM ubuntu:18.04
 ENV VERSION 1
 # install dependencies.
+# iproute2 configures traffic control for p2p_high_latency_test.py test
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get upgrade -y && \
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y git make \
     bzip2 automake libbz2-dev libssl-dev doxygen graphviz libgmp3-dev \
     autotools-dev python2.7 python2.7-dev python3 python3-dev python3-pip \
     autoconf libtool curl zlib1g-dev sudo ruby libusb-1.0-0-dev \
-    libcurl4-gnutls-dev pkg-config patch llvm-7-dev clang-7 vim-common jq rabbitmq-server && \
+    libcurl4-gnutls-dev pkg-config patch llvm-7-dev clang-7 vim-common jq rabbitmq-server iproute2 && \
     apt-get clean && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 # install request and requests_unixsocket module
diff --git a/.cicd/platforms/unpinned/ubuntu-20.04-unpinned.dockerfile b/.cicd/platforms/unpinned/ubuntu-20.04-unpinned.dockerfile
index 00685393ff5..04d6866ce7d 100644
--- a/.cicd/platforms/unpinned/ubuntu-20.04-unpinned.dockerfile
+++ b/.cicd/platforms/unpinned/ubuntu-20.04-unpinned.dockerfile
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 FROM ubuntu:20.04
 ENV VERSION 1
 # install dependencies.
+# iproute2 configures traffic control for p2p_high_latency_test.py test
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get upgrade -y && \
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y git make \
     bzip2 automake libbz2-dev libssl-dev doxygen graphviz libgmp3-dev \
     autotools-dev python2.7 python2.7-dev python3 python3-dev python3-pip \
     autoconf libtool curl zlib1g-dev sudo ruby libusb-1.0-0-dev \
-    libcurl4-gnutls-dev pkg-config patch llvm-7-dev clang-7 vim-common jq g++ gnupg rabbitmq-server && \
+    libcurl4-gnutls-dev pkg-config patch llvm-7-dev clang-7 vim-common jq g++ gnupg rabbitmq-server iproute2 && \
     apt-get clean && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 # install request and requests_unixsocket module
diff --git a/plugins/net_plugin/include/eosio/net_plugin/protocol.hpp b/plugins/net_plugin/include/eosio/net_plugin/protocol.hpp
index f1800df75d1..0be8801ddcd 100644
--- a/plugins/net_plugin/include/eosio/net_plugin/protocol.hpp
+++ b/plugins/net_plugin/include/eosio/net_plugin/protocol.hpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace eosio {
       chain_id_type              chain_id; ///< used to identify chain
       fc::sha256                 node_id; ///< used to identify peers and prevent self-connect
       chain::public_key_type     key; ///< authentication key; may be a producer or peer key, or empty
-      tstamp                     time{0};
+      long long                  time{0}; // this value is nanoseconds
       fc::sha256                 token; ///< digest of time to prove we own the private key of the key above
       chain::signature_type      sig; ///< signature for the digest
       string                     p2p_address;
diff --git a/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp b/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp
index a107098dd3a..d86cc0420cd 100644
--- a/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ namespace eosio {
 
    using connection_ptr = std::shared_ptr<connection>;
    using connection_wptr = std::weak_ptr<connection>;
+   namespace sc = std::chrono;
 
    template <typename Strand>
    void verify_strand_in_this_thread(const Strand& strand, const char* func, int line) {
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ namespace eosio {
       uint32_t       sync_req_span{0};
       connection_ptr sync_source;
       std::atomic<stages> sync_state{in_sync};
+      static const uint32_t block_interval_ns = sc::duration_cast<sc::nanoseconds>(sc::milliseconds(config::block_interval_ms)).count();
 
    private:
       constexpr static auto stage_str( stages s );
@@ -242,9 +244,6 @@ namespace eosio {
       bool                                  p2p_accept_transactions = true;
       bool                                  p2p_reject_incomplete_blocks = true;
 
-      /// Peer clock may be no more than 1 second skewed from our clock, including network latency.
-      const std::chrono::system_clock::duration peer_authentication_interval{std::chrono::seconds{1}};
-
       chain_id_type                         chain_id;
       fc::sha256                            node_id;
       string                                user_agent_name;
@@ -1806,6 +1805,7 @@ namespace eosio {
       }
       sync_next_expected_num = std::max( lib_num + 1, sync_next_expected_num );
 
+      // p2p_high_latency_test.py test depends on this exact log statement.
       peer_ilog( c, "Catching up with chain, our last req is ${cc}, theirs is ${t}",
                  ("cc", sync_last_requested_num)("t", target) );
 
@@ -1839,36 +1839,37 @@ namespace eosio {
 
       sync_reset_lib_num(c, false);
 
+      long long current_time_ns = sc::duration_cast<sc::nanoseconds>(sc::system_clock::now().time_since_epoch()).count();
+      auto network_latency_ns = current_time_ns - msg.time; // net latency in nanoseconds
+      // number of blocks syncing node is behind from a peer node
+      uint32_t nblk_behind_by_net_latency = static_cast<uint32_t>(network_latency_ns / block_interval_ns);
+      // Multiplied by 2 to compensate the time it takes for message to reach peer node, and plus 1 to compensate for integer division truncation
+      uint32_t nblk_combined_latency = 2 * nblk_behind_by_net_latency + 1;
+      // message in the log below is used in p2p_high_latency_test.py test
+      peer_dlog(c, "Network latency is ${lat}ms, ${num} blocks discrepancy by network latency, ${tot_num} blocks discrepancy expected once message received", 
+               ("lat", network_latency_ns/1000000)("num", nblk_behind_by_net_latency)("tot_num", nblk_combined_latency));
       //--------------------------------
       // sync need checks; (lib == last irreversible block)
       //
       // 0. my head block id == peer head id means we are all caught up block wise
       // 1. my head block num < peer lib - send handshake (if not sent in handle_message) and wait for receipt of notice message to start syncing
-      // 2. my lib > peer head num - send an last_irr_catch_up notice if not the first generation
+      // 2. my lib > peer head num + nblk_combined_latency - send last_irr_catch_up notice if not the first generation
       //
-      // 3  my head block num < peer head block num - update sync state and send a catchup request
-      // 4  my head block num >= peer block num send a notice catchup if this is not the first generation
+      // 3  my head block num + nblk_combined_latency < peer head block num - update sync state and send a catchup request
+      // 4  my head block num >= peer block num + nblk_combined_latency send a notice catchup if this is not the first generation
       //    4.1 if peer appears to be on a different fork ( our_id_for( msg.head_num ) != msg.head_id )
       //        then request peer's blocks
       //
       //-----------------------------
 
-      uint32_t network_latency = (std::chrono::system_clock::now().time_since_epoch().count() - msg.time); //calculating network latency ==> current_time - handshake message timestamp
-      uint32_t num_block_behind_by_latency = 1 + (std::chrono::milliseconds(network_latency) / std::chrono::milliseconds(config::block_interval_ms)); // Number of blocks produced during networl latency period
-      if (head_id == msg.head_id || ( lib_num < msg.last_irreversible_block_num && msg.last_irreversible_block_num - lib_num <= num_block_behind_by_latency)) {
+      if (head_id == msg.head_id) {
          peer_ilog( c, "handshake lib ${lib}, head ${head}, head id ${id}.. sync 0",
                     ("lib", msg.last_irreversible_block_num)("head", msg.head_num)("id", msg.head_id.str().substr(8,16)) );
          c->syncing = false;
-         notice_message note;         
-         note.known_blocks.mode = none; //block mode none
-         if (head_id != msg.head_id){
-            note.known_trx.mode = none; // transaction mode none, since it is a few blocks behind
-            note.known_trx.pending = head;
-         }
-         else{
-            note.known_trx.mode = catch_up;
-            note.known_trx.pending = 0;
-         }
+         notice_message note;
+         note.known_blocks.mode = none;
+         note.known_trx.mode = catch_up;
+         note.known_trx.pending = 0;
          c->enqueue( note );
          return;
       }
@@ -1881,7 +1882,7 @@ namespace eosio {
          }
          return;
       }
-      if (lib_num > msg.head_num ) {
+      if (lib_num > msg.head_num + nblk_combined_latency ) {
          peer_ilog( c, "handshake lib ${lib}, head ${head}, head id ${id}.. sync 2",
                     ("lib", msg.last_irreversible_block_num)("head", msg.head_num)("id", msg.head_id.str().substr(8,16)) );
          if (msg.generation > 1 || c->protocol_version > proto_base) {
@@ -1896,13 +1897,13 @@ namespace eosio {
          return;
       }
 
-      if (head < msg.head_num ) {
+      if (head + nblk_combined_latency < msg.head_num ) {
          peer_ilog( c, "handshake lib ${lib}, head ${head}, head id ${id}.. sync 3",
                     ("lib", msg.last_irreversible_block_num)("head", msg.head_num)("id", msg.head_id.str().substr(8,16)) );
          c->syncing = false;
          verify_catchup(c, msg.head_num, msg.head_id);
          return;
-      } else {
+      } else if(head >= msg.head_num + nblk_combined_latency) {
          peer_ilog( c, "handshake lib ${lib}, head ${head}, head id ${id}.. sync 4",
                   ("lib", msg.last_irreversible_block_num)("head", msg.head_num)("id", msg.head_id.str().substr(8,16)) );
          if (msg.generation > 1 ||  c->protocol_version > proto_base) {
@@ -1931,6 +1932,8 @@ namespace eosio {
             }
          } );
          return;
+      } else {
+         peer_dlog( c, "Block discrepancy is within network latency range.");
       }
    }
 
@@ -2724,9 +2727,11 @@ namespace eosio {
          pending_message_buffer.advance_read_ptr( message_length );
          return true;
       }
+
       peer_dlog( this, "received block ${num}, id ${id}..., latency: ${latency}",
                  ("num", bh.block_num())("id", blk_id.str().substr(8,16))
                  ("latency", (fc::time_point::now() - bh.timestamp).count()/1000) );
+      
       if( !my_impl->sync_master->syncing_with_peer() ) { // guard against peer thinking it needs to send us old blocks
          uint32_t lib = 0;
          std::tie( lib, std::ignore, std::ignore, std::ignore, std::ignore, std::ignore ) = my_impl->get_chain_info();
@@ -2737,7 +2742,11 @@ namespace eosio {
             if( blk_num < last_sent_lib ) {
                peer_ilog( this, "received block ${n} less than sent lib ${lib}", ("n", blk_num)("lib", last_sent_lib) );
                close();
-            } else {
+            } 
+            /*else if(blk_num + num_block_behind_by_latency >= lib){
+                  peer_ilog( this, "received block ${n} less than lib ${lib} which is beacuse net latency ${net}", ("n", blk_num)("lib", lib)("net", network_latency) );
+            } */
+            else {
                peer_ilog( this, "received block ${n} less than lib ${lib}", ("n", blk_num)("lib", lib) );
                my_impl->sync_master->reset_last_requested_num(my_impl->sync_master->locked_sync_mutex());
                enqueue( (sync_request_message) {0, 0} );
@@ -3598,15 +3607,6 @@ namespace eosio {
          }
       }
 
-      namespace sc = std::chrono;
-      sc::system_clock::duration msg_time(msg.time);
-      auto time = sc::system_clock::now().time_since_epoch();
-      if(time - msg_time > peer_authentication_interval) {
-         fc_elog( logger, "Peer ${peer} sent a handshake with a timestamp skewed by more than ${time}.",
-                  ("peer", msg.p2p_address)("time", "1 second")); // TODO Add to_variant for std::chrono::system_clock::duration
-         return false;
-      }
-
       if(msg.sig != chain::signature_type() && msg.token != sha256()) {
          sha256 hash = fc::sha256::hash(msg.time);
          if(hash != msg.token) {
@@ -3654,7 +3654,6 @@ namespace eosio {
 
    // call from connection strand
    bool connection::populate_handshake( handshake_message& hello ) {
-      namespace sc = std::chrono;
       hello.network_version = net_version_base + net_version;
       uint32_t lib, head;
       std::tie( lib, std::ignore, head,
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index e6365d85980..ff330d78d90 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/rodeos_multi_ship_test.py ${CMAKE_CUR
 configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/rodeos_multi_ship_kill_restart.py ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/rodeos_multi_ship_kill_restart.py COPYONLY)
 configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/rodeos_wasmQL_http_timeout.py ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/rodeos_wasmQL_http_timeout.py COPYONLY)
 configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/read_only_query_tests.py ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/read_only_query_tests.py COPYONLY)
+configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/p2p_high_latency_test.py ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/p2p_high_latency_test.py COPYONLY)
 
 #To run plugin_test with all log from blockchain displayed, put --verbose after --, i.e. plugin_test -- --verbose
 add_test(NAME plugin_test COMMAND plugin_test --report_level=detailed --color_output)
@@ -221,6 +222,9 @@ set_property(TEST nodeos_run_check_lr_test PROPERTY LABELS long_running_tests)
 add_test(NAME nodeos_remote_lr_test COMMAND tests/nodeos_run_remote_test.py -v --clean-run --dump-error-detail WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
 set_property(TEST nodeos_remote_lr_test PROPERTY LABELS long_running_tests)
 
+add_test(NAME p2p_high_latency_test COMMAND tests/p2p_high_latency_test.py -v --clean-run --dump-error-detail WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+set_property(TEST p2p_high_latency_test PROPERTY LABELS nonparallelizable_tests)
+
 #add_test(NAME distributed_transactions_lr_test COMMAND tests/distributed-transactions-test.py -d 2 -p 21 -n 21 -v --clean-run --dump-error-detail WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
 #set_property(TEST distributed_transactions_lr_test PROPERTY LABELS long_running_tests)