NETGEAR WNR2000 user manual Theoretical Transfer Time for 1 Gigabyte

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual

•Backing up computers over the network has become popular due to the availability of inexpensive mass storage. Table 5-2shows the time to transfer 1 gigabyte (1 GB) of data using various networking technologies.

Table 5-2. Theoretical Transfer Time for 1 Gigabyte

Network Connection	Theoretical Raw Transfer Time
Gigabit wired Ethernet	8 seconds
RangeMax NEXT Wireless-N	26 seconds
Powerline HD	40 seconds
100 Mbps wired Ethernet	80 seconds
802.11n wireless	45 seconds
802.11g wireless	150 seconds
802.11b wireless	700 seconds
10 Mbps wired Ethernet	800 seconds
Cable modem (3 Mbps)	2700 seconds
Analog modem (56 kbps)	144,000 seconds (40 hours)

5-26 Fine-Tuning Your Network

v1.2, January 2009