bandwidth
Network transfer capacity
Bandwidth is the capacity of a channel to transmit data, originally referring to the range of frequencies a signal can occupy.
In computing and telecommunications, higher bandwidth means faster data transfer: We need more bandwidth to stream video.
Figuratively, bandwidth describes mental or organizational capacity to handle tasks: I don't have the bandwidth to take on another project right now.
Processing rate over time
- latencyDelay in system response
- megabitsMillion-bit data units
- gigabitsBillions of bits
- transfer rateData movement speed
data rate · speed · limit · throttling · bottleneck · saturation · congestion · allocation
Rate of recurrence
- hertzFrequency measurement unit
- megahertzOne million oscillations per second
- gigahertzFrequency unit, billions
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
radio · microwave · channel · allocation · FCC · licensed · unlicensed · interference
Packet-forwarding network device
throughput
Processing rate over time
transfer rate · data rate · speed · limit · throttling · bottleneck · saturation · congestion · allocation · utilization
frequency
Rate of recurrence
- hertzFrequency measurement unit
- megahertzOne million oscillations per second
- gigahertzFrequency unit, billions
wavelength · radio · microwave · channel · allocation · FCC · licensed · unlicensed · interference · signal
router
Packet-forwarding network device
- modemDigital-to-analog signal converter
- ethernetWired networking standard
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
cable · DSL · ISP · packet · TCP/IP · firewall · switch · hub · LAN · WAN
video
Recorded moving imagery
resolution · HD · 4K · compression · codec · adaptive · Netflix · YouTube · Twitch · lag
mental
Of the mind
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- focusConcentrated attention point
- capacityMaximum amount containable
multitasking · overwhelm · burnout · availability · energy · resources · limits · drain · reserve · fatigue
- Wireless InternetWi-Fi, router, wireless network, wireless router, home network
- networking termsrouters, switches, servers, firewalls, modems
- network termshub, node, mesh, ring, grid
- networkingrouter, routers, LAN, WAN, switches
- technical specsvoltage, amperage, wattage, ohms, hertz
- circuit propertiesimpedance, capacitance, inductance, resistance, voltage
bandwidthbottleneck
Constriction limiting throughput
narrowband · congestion · throttling · dialup · restriction
bandwidthoverload
Burden beyond capacity
burnout · overwhelm · stretched thin · maxed out · at capacity
- network bandwidthData transmission capacity
- high bandwidthHigh data transfer rate
- bandwidth capMaximum permitted data transfer
- bandwidth limitMaximum transfer rate allowed