Network Speed Table
This network speed table is expressed in bits per second and sorted by typical speed
| Tech |
Scope |
High |
Low |
Typical |
| POTS |
WAN |
56,000 |
300 |
50,000 |
| ISDN |
WAN |
2,048,000 |
128,000 |
128,000 |
| T1 |
WAN |
1,544,000 |
1,544,000 |
1,544,000 |
| E1 |
WAN |
2,048,000 |
2,048,000 |
2,048,000 |
| 802.11b |
WLAN |
11,000,000 |
4,300,000 |
4,300,000 |
| DSL |
WAN |
52,000,000 |
256,000 |
6,000,000 |
| 802.16 WiMAX |
WLAN/WWAN |
70,000,000 |
10,000,000 |
10,000,000 |
| Ethernet |
LAN |
10,000,000 |
10,000,000 |
10,000,000 |
| Cable |
WAN |
400,000,000 |
512,000 |
16,000,000 |
| Token Ring |
LAN |
16,000,000 |
4,000,000 |
16,000,000 |
| 802.11g |
WLAN |
54,000,000 |
4,300,000 |
19,000,000 |
| 802.11a |
WLAN |
54,000,000 |
5,500,000 |
23,000,000 |
| E3 |
WAN |
34,368,000 |
34,368,000 |
34,368,000 |
| T3 |
WAN |
44,773,000 |
44,773,000 |
44,773,000 |
| 802.11n |
WLAN |
248,000,000 |
4,300,000 |
74,000,000 |
| Fast Ethernet |
LAN |
100,000,000 |
100,000,000 |
100,000,000 |
| FDDI |
WAN |
200,000,000 |
100,000,000 |
100,000,000 |
| ATM |
LAN/WAN |
622,000,000 |
622,000,000 |
622,000,000 |
| Gigabit Ethernet |
LAN |
1,000,000,000 |
1,000,000,000 |
1,000,000,000 |