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N150 Wireless Micro USB Adapter WNA1000M
Streaming HD video requires 10 to 30 Mbps per stream. Because latency and packet loss
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can disrupt your video, plan to provide at least twice the capacity you need.
Streaming MP3 audio requires less than 1 Mbps per stream and does not strain most
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modern networks. Like video, however, streaming audio is also sensitive to latency and
packet loss, so a congested network or a noisy link can cause problems.
Backing up computers over the network has become popular due to the availability of
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inexpensive mass storage. The following table shows the time to transfer 1 gigabyte (1
GB) of data using various networking technologies.
Table 1. Theoretical Transfer Time for 1 Gigabyte
Network Connection
Gigabit Wired Ethernet
RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N
Powerline HD
100 Mbps Wired Ethernet
802.11g wireless
802.11b wireless
10 Mbps Wired Ethernet
Cable Modem (3 Mbps)
Analog Modem (56 kbps)
Theoretical Raw Transfer Time
8 seconds
26 seconds
40 seconds
80 seconds
150 seconds
700 seconds
800 seconds
2700 seconds
144,000 seconds (40 hours)
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