data rate
Bits per second
Data rate is the speed at which digital information is transferred, measured in bits per second: The fiber connection delivers data rates up to a gigabit.
Higher data rates mean faster downloads, streaming, and communication.
The term appears in contexts from internet service plans to audio encoding quality.
Data transfer speed
- MbpsMegabits per second
- GbpsData transmission speed unit
- megabitsMillion-bit data units
- gigabitsBillions of bits
kilobits · terabits · bytes · bandwidth · sampling · quantization · signal-to-noise · attenuation
Transfer data outward
- downloadRemote-to-local data transfer
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- bufferingTemporary data accumulation
- packetsSmall sealed portions
FTP · TCP · UDP · protocol · handshake · routing · switching · latency
Fast internet access
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- DSLTelephone-line broadband service
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
wireless · LTE · 4G · 5G · Wi-Fi · Ethernet · dial-up · ISDN
Varying signals to transmit
- multiplexingCombining signals on one line
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- uplinkTransmission to spacecraft
- downlinkSpacecraft-to-Earth transmission
carrier · transceiver · full-duplex · half-duplex · channel · amplitude · waveform · encoding
Data compression algorithm
- encodingConverting data to format
- decodingExtracting meaning from symbols
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- decompressionReduction of pressure
bps
Data transfer speed
gigabits · kilobits · terabits · bytes · bandwidth · sampling · quantization · signal-to-noise · attenuation · frequency
upload
Transfer data outward
- downloadRemote-to-local data transfer
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- bufferingTemporary data accumulation
packets · FTP · TCP · UDP · protocol · handshake · routing · switching · latency · ping
broadband
Fast internet access
satellite · wireless · LTE · 4G · 5G · Wi-Fi · Ethernet · dial-up · ISDN · cellular
modulation
Varying signals to transmit
- multiplexingCombining signals on one line
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- uplinkTransmission to spacecraft
downlink · carrier · transceiver · full-duplex · half-duplex · channel · amplitude · waveform · encoding · decoding
codec
Data compression algorithm
- encodingConverting data to format
- decodingExtracting meaning from symbols
- compressionForcing into smaller space
decompression · lossy · lossless · H.264 · transcoding · MP3 · AAC · FLAC
modem
Digital-to-analog signal converter
fiber-optic · transceiver · repeater · hub · gateway · backbone · node · exchange · server · NIC
- Internet Speedsbroadband, dial-up, DSL, fiber, 3G
- performance metricsmetrics, metric, KPIs, benchmark, benchmarks
- speed metricsbandwidth, fps, write speed, download speed, upload speed
- information theoryentropy, bit, bits, information theory, binary digit
- Bandwidthbandwidth limit, bits per second, bps, download speed, kbps
- Modemsmodem, DSL modem, cable modem, wireless modem, DSL
data rateslow connection
Inadequate data transfer rate
latency · connection timeout · bottleneck · throttling · trickle
rate, data, throughput, bitrate, bitrates, transfer rate, data rates