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  Asked: Jul 2 2008   11:36 AM GMT
  Asked by: Ramy


data transfer rate of local area network


LAN, Data Transfer Rate

what is data transfer rate of local area network?

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Per Wikipedia:

LAN Bandwidth

On LAN technologies, the usual bandwidth are 10Mbps, 100Mbps, 1000Mbps and starting now in some cases, 10000Mbps. The different bandwidth profiles and their usages are described in the table below.

Description Bandwidth
User workstation 10 or 100Mbps
IP Phone 100Mbps
Server 10, 100 or 1000Mpbs
Connection to WAN router 10, 100 or 1000Mpbs
Connection between switches 1000Mbps or an aggregation of n*1000Mbps
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Pressler2904  |   Jul 3 2008  6:27PM GMT

While the info above is absolutely correct in the lab (or per the specification), in the real world, you can expect somewhat less that these figures depending upon many factors, mainly aggregate network traffic, i.e.: if you have a 100Mbps pipe to 100 workstations at 10 per cent utilization on a 1000Mbps backbone (server connection), you may find that specific workstation performance may be affected by certain applications such as internet radio, webcasts or online video (You Tube BAAAAAD). While there is no “typical” figure, don’t be surprised if actual speeds are in the 70 - 80 Mbps range or lower for an average 100Mbps connection.