N-150 2-Port Wireless Router WNR500 User Manual
Fine-Tuning Your Network
5-24
v1.0, November 2011
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Backing up computers over the network has become popular due to the availability of
inexpensive mass storage.
Table 5-2
shows 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)