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    Y10-06-P32: Network speed

    Y10-06-P32: Network speed

    Learning objectives
    In this lesson you will learn to:
    • Define the meanings of the terms ‘bandwidth’ and ‘latency’
    • Explain how bandwidth and latency affect the performance of
    a network
    • Use bits per second (bps) to describe network speed
    • Construct expressions involving file size, transmission rate and
    time.

    For more information and additional learner activities see Chapter 4.1
    of the student book.

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    Network speed

    How fast is your


    network?

    What is an acceptable
    speed?

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    What does speed mean?

    The term ‘download speed’ refers to how much data can be


    downloaded per second over a connection.

    There are a number of factors that can affect the speed of a


    connection. The two most important are the bandwidth and latency.

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    Bandwidth and latency

    Bandwidth is the maximum amount of data that can be transmitted


    over a connection per second. It is a measurement of capacity. It is
    measured in bits per second (bps).

    Latency is the time taken for a transmission to reach its destination.


    It is measured in milliseconds.

    Gamers may be familiar with the term ‘ping’. This is a way of


    measuring latency. It times a single transmission as it travels to a
    server and back again.

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    Measuring speed

    We measure network speed in bits per second (bps).


    Modern networks have high bandwidths, measured in millions of bits
    per second.
    The following units are used to measure network speeds.

    Units Abbreviation bits per second


    bits per second bps 1
    kilobits per second Kbps 1000
    megabits per second Mbps 1 000 000
    gigabits per second Gbps 1 000 000 000

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    File size recap

    Previously you learned how we measure the size of files. Notice that
    these units are different to the ones we use for speed.

    Unit Abbreviation Bytes Equivalent to


    bit 1 bit
    nibble 4 bits
    byte 20 bytes 8 bits or 2 nibbles
    kibibyte KiB 210 bytes 1024 bytes
    mebibyte MiB 220 bytes 1024 kibibytes
    gibibyte GiB 230 bytes 1024 mebibytes
    tebibyte TiB 240 bytes 1024 gibibytes

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    Calculating transmission times

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    Worked example
    How long will it take to download a 20MiB file over a 12 Mbps
    connection?

    1. Convert the file size to bits

    20 × 8 × 1024 × 1024
    2. Convert the speed to bits per second

    12 × 1000 × 1000
    3. Arrange the size and speed expressions

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    Calculating file size and speed

    The formula can be rearranged to calculate any of its values:

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    Wrap up: you have learned how to…


    • Define the meanings of the terms ‘bandwidth’ and ‘latency’
    • Explain how bandwidth and latency affect the performance of
    a network
    • Use bits per second (bps) to describe network speed
    • Construct expressions involving file size, transmission rate and
    time.

    © Pearson Education Ltd 2020. Copying permitted for purchasing institution only.

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