Commonly Used Network Link Speed Terms
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When people talk about network and network links and the speed, they talk in terms of jargon like T1, DSL, OC etc. Some terms
most of us are familiar with and then there are some which makes us our head scratch. I decided to publish a small list
of terms describing what are the range of speeds associated with these terms. This list does not provide complete list but
I believe it is sufficient for most of us.
| Term |
Speed |
Transportation |
| OC256 |
13.271 Gbps |
Optical fiber |
| OC192 |
10 Gbps |
Optical fiber |
| OC48 |
2.488 Gbps |
Optical fiber |
| Gigabit |
1 Gbps |
Optical fiber and Regular Network Cable |
| OC1 |
51.84 Mbps |
Optical fiber |
| T3 |
44.736 Mbps |
Coax cable |
| Cable Modem |
512 Kbps - 52 Mbps |
Coax cable |
| 802.11a |
54 Mbps |
WiFi |
| 802.11g |
54 Mbps |
WiFi |
| 802.11b |
11Mbps |
WiFi |
| DSL |
512 Mbps - 8 Mbps |
Twisted pair wire |
| Bluetooth |
2 Mbps |
RF |
| T1 |
1.54 Mbps |
Coax cable, Optical fiber, Twisted pair |
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