You may have many time heard the word bandwidth, lets take a look at what it actually means.
Bandwidth refers to “the theoretical maximum amount of data that can be transmitted through a given communication channel at one time (usually per second). A good analogy is how much water might flow through a particular pipe in a specific duration. In this analogy, where the duration remains constant, the flow of water would be affected by the diameter of the pipe.
In terms of data transmission, these are the bandwidth performance one might expect from these connection methods:
Device/Method Bandwidth Rate
Dialup Modem 56kbit/s
DSL 1.544 Mbit/s
Ethernet 10 Mbit/s
Wireless 802.11b 11 Mbit/s
Wireless 802.11g 54 Mbit/s
Wireless 802.11n 600 Mbit/s
Just as water flow might be affected by factors such as flow direction, obstructions in the pipe, or leaks, bandwidth can be affected by such factors as number of users, types of usage, distance from a wireless router, or radio frequency interference and crosstalk.
Bandwidth also refers to the capacity of a communications line or channel to transmit or receive information. Bandwidth in this context is measured in bits, bytes, kilobytes, megabytes and gigabytes.” [2] In this context, internet service providers may allocate different pricing structures for the volume of data sent and received, as we see in our smartphone data plans and monthly billing for actual usage.
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Bandwidth refers to “the theoretical maximum amount of data that can be transmitted through a given communication channel at one time (usually per second). A good analogy is how much water might flow through a particular pipe in a specific duration. In this analogy, where the duration remains constant, the flow of water would be affected by the diameter of the pipe.
In terms of data transmission, these are the bandwidth performance one might expect from these connection methods:
Device/Method Bandwidth Rate
Dialup Modem 56kbit/s
DSL 1.544 Mbit/s
Ethernet 10 Mbit/s
Wireless 802.11b 11 Mbit/s
Wireless 802.11g 54 Mbit/s
Wireless 802.11n 600 Mbit/s
Just as water flow might be affected by factors such as flow direction, obstructions in the pipe, or leaks, bandwidth can be affected by such factors as number of users, types of usage, distance from a wireless router, or radio frequency interference and crosstalk.
Bandwidth also refers to the capacity of a communications line or channel to transmit or receive information. Bandwidth in this context is measured in bits, bytes, kilobytes, megabytes and gigabytes.” [2] In this context, internet service providers may allocate different pricing structures for the volume of data sent and received, as we see in our smartphone data plans and monthly billing for actual usage.
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Enjoy...!!!
Shantanu
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