Internet Speeds

 

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Internet speed scales:

Ethernet:

10-Base-T: 10 Mbit/s

100-Base-T: 100 Mbit/s

Gigabit Ethernet: 1000 Mbit/s (nominally)

Telephone data lines (DS=digital signal, T=terrestrial):

DS1=T1: 1.5 Mbit/s

DS3=T3: 45 Mbit/s

Optical Carrier lines (OC):

OC-N = 51.84N Mbit/s

OC-3: 156 Mbit/s

OC-12: 622 Mbit/s

OC-48: 2488 Mbit/s

 

This section is maintained by Mark Baker.

Last Edited: Friday, February 04, 2000 13:30