Bandwidth
How much stuff you can send through a connection. Usually measured in bits-per-second (bps.) A full page of English text is about 16,000 bits. A fast modem can move about 57,000 bits in one second. Full-motion full-screen video would require roughly 10,000,000 bits-per-second, depending on compression.
Internet connection speeds
Below is a table showing the maximum bandwidth of different connection types to the internet:
| Speed |
Connection Type |
| 56 kbit/s |
Modem / Dialup |
| 1.544 Mbit/s |
T1 |
| 10 Mbit/s |
Ethernet |
| 11 Mbit/s |
Wireless 802.11b |
| 43.232 Mbit/s |
T3 |
| 54 Mbit/s |
Wireless-G 802.11g |
| 100 Mbit/s |
Fast Ethernet |
| 155 Mbit/s |
OC3 |
| 300 Mbit/s |
Wireless-N 802.11n |
| 622 Mbit/s |
OC12 |
| 1000 Mbit/s |
Gigabit Ethernet |
| 2.5 Gbit/s |
OC48 |
| 9.6 Gbit/s |
OC192 |
| 10 Gbit/s |
10 Gigabit Ethernet |
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