Factor (bit/s)
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SI prefix
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Value
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Field
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Item
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10−2
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5.0×10−2 bit/s
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Text data
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Project ELF bit rate for transmitting 3-letter codes to US nuclear submarines [1][2]
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100
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bit/s
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|
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101
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5.0×101 bit/s
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Positioning system
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Bit rate for transmissions from GPS satellites [3]
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5.6×101 bit/s
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Text data
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Bit rate for a skilled operator in Morse code[4]
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103
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kbit/s
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4×103 bit/s
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Audio data
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Minimum achieved for encoding recognizable speech (using special-purpose speech codecs)
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8×103 bit/s
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Audio data
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Low bit rate telephone quality
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104
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3.2×104 bit/s
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Audio data
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MW quality and ADPCM voice in telephony, doubling the capacity of a 30 chan link to 60 ch.
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5.6×104 bit/s
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Networking
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56kbit modem – 56 kbit/s – 56,000 bit/s
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6.4×104 bit/s
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Networking
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64 kbit/s in an ISDN B channel or best quality, uncompressed telephone line.
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105
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1.28×105 bit/s
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Audio data
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128 kbit/s MP3 – 128,000 bit/s
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1.92×105 bit/s
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Audio data
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Nearly CD quality[citation needed] for a file compressed in the MP3 format
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106
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Mbit/s
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1.4112×106 bit/s
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Audio data
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CD audio (uncompressed, 16 bit samples × 44.1 kHz × 2 channels)
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1.536×106 bit/s
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Networking
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24 channels of telephone in the US, or a good VTC T1.
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2×106 bit/s
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Video data
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30 channels of telephone audio or a Video Tele-Conference at VHS quality
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8×106 bit/s
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Video data
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DVD quality
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107
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1×107 bit/s
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Networking
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Classic Ethernet
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1×107 bit/s
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Biology
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Research suggests that the human retina transmits data to the brain at the rate of ca. 107 bit/sec[5][6]
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2.7×107 bit/s
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Video data
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HDTV quality
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108
|
|
1×108 bit/s
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Networking
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Fast Ethernet
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4.8×108 bit/s
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Computer data interfaces
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USB 2.0 High-Speed (interface signalling rate)
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7.86×108 bit/s
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Computer data interfaces
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FireWire IEEE 1394b-2002 S800
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9.5×108 bit/s
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Computer storage
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Harddrive read, Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD103Uj [7]
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109
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Gbit/s
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1×109 bit/s
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Networking
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Gigabit Ethernet
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1.067×109 bit/s
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Computer data interfaces
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Parallel ATA UDMA 6; conventional PCI 32 bit 33 MHz – 133 MB/s
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1.244×109 bit/s
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Networking
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OC-24, a 1.244 Gbit/s SONET data channel
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1.5×109 bit/s
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Computer data interfaces
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SATA 1.5 Gbit/s – First generation (interface signaling rate)
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2.5×109 bit/s
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Computer data interfaces
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PCI Express 1.0 ×1 (interface signaling rate)
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3×109 bit/s
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Computer data interfaces
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SATA 3Gbit/s – Second generation (interface signaling rate)
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5×109 bit/s
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Computer data interfaces
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USB 3.0 SuperSpeed (interface signaling rate)
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5×109 bit/s
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Computer data interfaces
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PCI Express 2.0 ×1 (interface signaling rate)
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6×109 bit/s
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Computer data interfaces
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SATA 6Gbit/s – Third generation (interface signaling rate)
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8×109 bit/s
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Computer data interfaces
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PCI Express 3.0 ×1 (interface signaling rate)
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8.533×109 bit/s
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Computer data interfaces
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PCI-X 64 bit 133 MHz – 1,067 MB/s
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9.953×109 bit/s
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Networking
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OC-192, a 9.953 Gbit/s SONET data channel
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1010
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1.0×1010 bit/s
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Computer data interfaces
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Thunderbolt
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1.0×1010 bit/s
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Networking
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10 Gigabit Ethernet
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1.0×1010 bit/s
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Computer data interfaces
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USB 3.1 SuperSpeed 10 Gbit/s (interface signaling rate)
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1.6×1010 bit/s
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Computer data interfaces
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PCI Express 4.0 ×1 (interface signaling rate)
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3.2×1010 bit/s
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Computer data interfaces
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PCI Express 5.0 ×1 (interface signaling rate)
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3.9813×1010 bit/s
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Networking
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OC-768, a 39.813 Gbit/s SONET data channel, the fastest in current use
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4.0×1010 bit/s
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Networking
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40 Gigabit Ethernet
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4.0×1010 bit/s
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Computer data interfaces
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PCI Express 1.0 ×16 (interface signaling rate)
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8.0×1010 bit/s
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Computer data interfaces
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PCI Express 2.0 ×16 (interface signaling rate)
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9.6×1010 bit/s
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Computer data interfaces
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InfiniBand 12X QDR
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1011
|
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1.0×1011 bit/s
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Networking
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100 Gigabit Ethernet
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1.28×1011 bit/s
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Computer data interfaces
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PCI Express 3.0 ×16 (interface signaling rate)
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2.0×1011 bit/s
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Networking
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200 Gigabit Ethernet
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2.56×1011 bit/s
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Computer data interfaces
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PCI Express 4.0 ×16 (interface signaling rate)
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4.0×1011 bit/s
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Networking
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400 Gigabit Ethernet
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5.12×1011 bit/s
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Computer data interfaces
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PCI Express 5.0 ×16 (interface signaling rate)
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1012
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Tbit/s
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1.28×1012 bit/s
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Networking
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SEA-ME-WE 4 submarine communications cable – 1.28 terabits per second [8]
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3.84×1012 bit/s
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Networking
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I-ME-WE submarine communications cable – design capacity of 3.84 terabits per second [9]
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1014
|
|
2.45×1014 bit/s
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Networking
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Projected average global internet traffic in 2015 according to Cisco's 2011 VNI IP traffic forecast [10][11]
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1015
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Pbit/s
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1.050×1015 bit/s
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Networking
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Data rate over a 14 transmission core optical fiber developed by NEC and Corning researchers.[12]
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