Network Communication Speed Comparison Chart
Posted by Kevin Miller on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 @ 08:45 AM
As the demand for faster speeds has grown rapidly over recent decades, new communications networking equipment and systems are constantly being developed to accommodate these requirements . A result of these efforts is a series of established networking protocols and terminology that are used to identify various speed thresholds and the related equipment.
The chart below is intended as a quick reference guide to help readers associate the various networking speeds with their respective protocol/service names.
Network Communication Speed Comparison Chart
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Max Throughput Speed
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Protocol / Service
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64 kbps
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DSO / Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
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1.5 Mbps
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DS1 / T1
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10 Mbps
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10Base-T Ethernet / RS-422
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45 Mbps
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DS3 / T3
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100 Mbps
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100Base-T Ethernet (Fast Ethernet) / FDDI
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155 Mbps
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OC-3 / STM-1 Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) / Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
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200 Mbps
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ESCON (Enterprise Systems Connectivity)
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622 Mbps
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OC-12 / STM-4
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1 Gbps
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Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel
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2 Gbps
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Fibre Channel
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2.5 Gbps
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OC-48 / STM-16 / OTU1 (Optical Transport Unit)
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4/8 Gbps
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Fibre Channel / Infiniband
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10 Gbps
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10G Ethernet / OC-192 / STM-64 / OTU2 /
Fibre Channel (Serial and Parallel)
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16 Gbps
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Fibre Channel / Infiniband
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40/43 Gbps
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OC-768 / OTU3
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100/112 Gbps
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100GE / OTU4
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Various
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Video and proprietary protocols
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> 1 Tbps
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Wavelength Division Multiplex
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Chart courtesy of ONPATH Technologies
Whitepaper “Optical Switching: Implementing a Future-Proof Infrastructure”