Network Connection Speeds Reference

Name Speed
Analog POTS Modem 300 bps - 56.7 kbps
ITU V.21 300 bps
ITU V.22 1.2 kbps
ITU V.22bis 2.4 kbps
ITU V.29/V.32 9.6 kbps
Facsimile (Fax) 9.6 - 14.4 kbps
Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD)9.6 - 14.4 kbps
ITU V.32bis 14.4 kbps
HSCSD 28.8 - 56.0 kbps
ITU V.34 (V.fast) 33.6 kbps
ITU V.90 56.0 kbps
T-0/E-0/J-0/DS-0 (1 Voice Channel) 64 kbps
N-ISDN (Narrowband) 64 kbps
Fractional T-1 (64kbps Increments) 64.0 kbps - 1.544 Mbps
GPRS 114 kbps
ISDN BRI (Basic Rate 2B+D, B = 64 kbps, D = 16 kbps) 144 kbps
EDGE 384 kbps
Bluetooth 723 kbps
StarLAN 1 Mbps
ISDN PRI (Primary Rate 23B+D, B = 64 kbps, D = 64kbps) 1.544 Mbps
T-1/J-1 (24 Voice Channels) 1.544 Mbps
WCDMA/WTDMA 2 Mbps
E-1 (30 Voice, 2 Control(64 kbps) Channels) 2.048 Mbps
ARCnet 2.5 Mbps
T-1C/J-1C (2 T-1/J-1) 3.152 Mbps
UMTS 3.5 Mbps
Token Ring 4 Mbps
T-2/J-2 (4 T-1/J-1) 6.312/6.443 Mbps **
E-2 (4 E-1) 8.448 Mbps
Ethernet 10Base-X 10 Mbps
802.11b (WiFi) 11 Mbps
Fast Token Ring 16 Mbps
J-3 (20 J-1) 32.064 Mbps
E-3 (16 E-1) 34.368 Mbps
T-3 (28 T-1) 44.736 Mbps
OC-1/STS-1 51.84 Mbps
802.11a/g 54 Mbps
T-3C (56 T-1) 89.472 Mbps
J-3C (60 J-1) 97.728 Mbps
Fast Ethernet 100Base-X 100 Mbps
100VG Anylan 100 Mbps
High Speed Token Ring 100 Mbps
FDDI/CDDI 100 Mbps
TS-3D/DS-3D 135 Mbps
E-4 (64 E-1) 139.264 Mbps
ATM* 155.52 Mbps
OC-3/STS-3/STM-1 155.52 Mbps
T-4 (168 T-1) 274.176 Mbps
J-4 (240 J-1) 397.200 Mbps
OC-9/STS-9/STM-3 466.56 Mbps
E-5 (256 E-1) 565.148 Mbps
ATM* 622.08 Mbps
OC-12/STS-12/STM-4 622.08 Mbps
OC-18/STS-18/STM-6 933.12 Mbps
Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-X 1 Gbps
OC-24/STS-24/STM-8 1.24416 Gbps
OC-36/STS-36/STM-12 1.86624 Gbps
OC-48/STM-16 2.48832 Gbps
OC-96/STS-96/STM-32 4.97664 Gbps
OC-192/STS-192/STM-64 9.95328 Gbps
10 Gigabit Ethernet WAN 9.95328 Gbps
10 Gigabit Ethernet LAN 10 Gbps
OC-256/STS-256 13.27104 Gbps
OC-384/STS-384/STM-128 19.90656 Gbps
OC-768/STS-768/STM-256 39.81312 Gbps
OC-1536/STS-1536/STM-512 79.62624 Gbps
OC-3072/STS-3072/STM-1024 159.25248 Gbps

Name Upstream Speed Downstream Speed Notes
Docsis 1.x Cable Modem320 kbps - 10.240 Mbps30.342 Mbps, 42.884 MbpsPhysical Layer
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)64 kbps - 1.5 Mbps768 kbps - 9 MbpsCoexists with POTS service, 18000ft reach
G.lite512 kbps1.5 Mbps18000ft reach
ISDN DSL (IDSL)144 kbps144 kbpsISDN like replacement, 50000ft reach
High Bit-Rate DSL (HDSL)1.544 Mbps (2.048 Mbps Europe)1.544 Mbps (2.048 Mbps Europe)4 wire, T1 replacement, 12000ft reach (T1 6000ft reach)
HDSL21.544 Mbps (2.048 Mbps Europe)1.544 Mbps (2.048 Mbps Europe)2 wire, 12000ft reach
Symmetric DSL (SDSL)1.544 Mbps (2.048 Mbps Europe)1.544 Mbps (2.048 Mbps Europe)2 wire, 11000-18000ft reach, SDSL is now synonymous with any symmetric service
Very High Bit-Rate DSL (VDSL)1.5 - 2.3 Mbps13 - 52 Mbps3000ft reach
Symmetric High Bit-Rate DSL (SHDSL)<2.3 Mbps<2.3 MbpsMulti-rate, symmetric, rate adaptive, ability to negotiate protocol, 24000ft

Notes:
bps = bits per second
kbps = 1000 bps
Mbps = 1000 kbps
Gbps = 1000 Mbps

DS-X: X refers to the PDH (Plesiochronous Digital Hierachy) Level (ANSI)
T-X: X refers to the North American PDH Carrier Level
E-X: X refers to the European PDH Carrier Level (ITU-T)
J-X: X refers to the Japanese PDH Carrier Level

A T-1, J-1, E-1 is considered a DS-1. When Calculating the speeds of a PDH carrier, the rate listed is often faster than if you calculated it directly, this is because extra synchronization, framing and control bits are added so that lower levels can be multiplexed into a higher level.

OC-X: X refers to the Optical Carrier Level, from North American SONET (ANSI)
STS-X: X refers to the Electrical Carrier Level, from North American SONET (ANSI)
STM-X: X refers to the International SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierachy) Level (ITU-T)

OC-X and STS-X speeds are identical, OC is optical, STS is electrical signaling.

* ATM doesn't really define the physical layer, the majority of what the ATM specifications hold is independent of the physical layer and the speed at which it runs. ATM is usually thought of as being carried over another protocol. These values listed are the most commonly used values.

** Depending on Line Coding.

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