Editing List of interface bit rates (section)

===[[Wide area network]]s===
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! Technology !! colspan=2 | Rate !! Year
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| [[56k line]] || align=right | '''{{val|56|u=kbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|7|u=KB/s}} || 1990
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| [[DS0]] || align=right | '''{{val|64|u=kbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|8|u=KB/s}} ||
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| style="vertical-align:baseline;"|[[ITU G.992.2|G.lite (a.k.a. ADSL Lite)]] || align=right | '''{{val|1.536|/|0.512|u=Mbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|0.192|/|0.064|u=MB/s}} ||
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| DS1 / [[T-carrier|T1]] (and ISDN [[Primary Rate Interface]]) || align=right | '''{{val|1.544|u=Mbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|0.192|u=MB/s}} || 1990
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| [[E-carrier|E1]] (and ISDN Primary Rate Interface) || align=right | '''{{val|2.048|u=Mbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|0.256|u=MB/s}} ||
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| [[G.SHDSL]] || align=right | '''{{val|2.304|u=Mbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|0.288|u=MB/s}} ||
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| [[Symmetric digital subscriber line|SDSL]]{{efn|SDSL is available in various speeds.}} || align="right" | '''{{val|2.32|u=Mbit/s}}''' || align="right" | {{val|0.29|u=MB/s}} ||
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| [[VDSL#VDSL2|LR-VDSL2]] (4 to 5&nbsp;km [long-]range) (symmetry optional) || align=right | '''{{val|4|u=Mbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|0.512|u=MB/s}} ||
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| [[T-carrier|T2]] || align=right | '''{{val|6.312|u=Mbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|0.789|u=MB/s}} ||
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| style="vertical-align:baseline;" | [[ADSL]]{{efn|ADSL connections will vary in throughput from {{nowrap|64 kbit/s}} to several Mbit/s depending on configuration. Most are commonly below {{nowrap|2 Mbit/s}}. Some ADSL and SDSL connections have a higher [[digital bandwidth]] than T1 but their rate is not guaranteed, and will drop when the system gets overloaded, whereas the T1 type connections are usually guaranteed and have no contention ratios.}} || align=right | '''{{val|8.0|/|1.024|u=Mbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|1.0|/|0.128|u=MB/s}} ||
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| [[E-carrier|E2]] || align=right | '''{{val|8.448|u=Mbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|1.056|u=MB/s}} ||
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| style="vertical-align:baseline;" | [[ADSL2]] || align=right | '''{{val|12|/|3.5|u=Mbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|1.5|/|0.448|u=MB/s}} ||
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| style="vertical-align:baseline;" | [[Satellite Internet]]{{efn|Satellite internet may have a high bandwidth but also has a high latency due to the distance between the modem, satellite and hub. One-way satellite connections exist where all the downstream traffic is handled by satellite and the upstream traffic by land-based connections such as 56K modems and ISDN.}} || align=right | '''{{val|16|/|1|u=Mbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|2.0|/|0.128|u=MB/s}} ||
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| style="vertical-align:baseline;" | [[ADSL2+]] || align=right | '''{{val|24|/|3.5|u=Mbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|3.0|/|0.448|u=MB/s}} ||
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| [[E-carrier|E3]] || align=right | '''{{val|34.368|u=Mbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|4.296|u=MB/s}} ||
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| style="vertical-align:baseline;" | [[DOCSIS]] 1.0 ([[cable modem]])<ref name="DOCSIS_10" /> || align=right | '''{{val|38|/|9|u=Mbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|4.75|/|1.125|u=MB/s}} || 1997
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| style="vertical-align:baseline;" | [[DOCSIS]] 2.0 (cable modem)<ref name="DOCSIS_20" /> || align=right | '''{{val|38|/|27|u=Mbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|4.75|/|3.38|u=MB/s}} || 2002
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| [[Digital Signal 3|DS3]] / [[T-carrier|T3]] ('45 Meg') || align=right | '''{{val|44.736|u=Mbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|5.5925|u=MB/s}} ||
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| [[Synchronous optical network|STS-1 / OC-1 / STM-0]] || align=right | '''{{val|51.84|u=Mbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|6.48|u=MB/s}} ||
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| [[VDSL#VDSL2|VDSL]] (symmetry optional) || align=right | '''{{val|100|u=Mbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|12.5|u=MB/s}} ||
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| [[OC-3]] / [[STM-1]] || align=right | '''{{val|155.52|u=Mbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|19.44|u=MB/s}} ||
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| [[VDSL2]] (symmetry optional) || align=right | '''{{val|250|u=Mbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|31.25|u=MB/s}} ||
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| [[T-carrier|T4]] || align=right | '''{{val|274.176|u=Mbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|34.272|u=MB/s}} ||
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| [[T-carrier|T5]] || align=right | '''{{val|400.352|u=Mbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|50.044|u=MB/s}} ||
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| OC-9 || align=right | '''{{val|466.56|u=Mbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|58.32|u=MB/s}} ||
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| [[OC-12]] / [[STM-4]] || align=right | '''{{val|622.08|u=Mbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|77.76|u=MB/s}} ||
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| OC-18 || align=right | '''{{val|933.12|u=Mbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|116.64|u=MB/s}} ||
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| [[DOCSIS]] 3.0 (cable modem)<ref name="DOCSIS_30" /> || align=right | '''{{val|1216|/|216|u=Mbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|152|/|27|u=MB/s}} || 2006
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| [[OC-24]] || align=right | '''{{val|1.244|u=Gbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|155.5|u=MB/s}} ||
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| OC-36 || align=right | '''{{val|1.900|u=Gbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|237.5|u=MB/s}} ||
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| [[OC-48]] / [[STM-16]] || align=right | '''{{val|2.488|u=Gbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|311.04|u=MB/s}} ||
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| [[OC-96]] || align=right | '''{{val|4.976|u=Gbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|622.08|u=MB/s}} ||
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| [[OC-192]] / [[STM-64]] || align=right | '''{{val|9.953|u=Gbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|1.244125|u=GB/s}} ||
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| [[10 Gigabit Ethernet]] WAN PHY || align=right | '''{{val|9.953|u=Gbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|1.244125|u=GB/s}} ||
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| [[DOCSIS]] 3.1 (cable modem) || align=right | '''{{val|10|/|2|u=Gbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|1.25|/|0.25|u=GB/s}} || 2013
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| [[DOCSIS]] 4.0 (cable modem) || align=right | '''{{val|10|/|6|u=Gbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|1.25|/|0.75|u=GB/s}} || 2017
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| [[OC-256]] || align=right | '''{{val|13.271|u=Gbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|1.659|u=GB/s}} ||
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| [[OC-768]] / STM-256 || align=right | '''{{val|39.813|u=Gbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|4.976|u=GB/s}} ||
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| [[OC-1536]] / STM-512 || align=right | '''{{val|79.626|u=Gbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|9.953|u=GB/s}} ||
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| [[OC-3072]] / STM-1024 || align=right | '''{{val|159.252|u=Gbit/s}}''' || align=right | {{val|19.907|u=GB/s}} ||
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