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| | USRobotics MAXg Wireless Networking |
 | | Data throughput is the actual “amount” of data transmitted (upstream) and received (downstream) by a wireless product, while the signaling rate, or data rate, represents a theoretical maximum. |
 | | So, while wireless networking gear is often classified according to its standards-based signaling rate, such as 54 Mbps for 802.11g, the actual data throughput, or data being transmitted, is often just a fraction of the signaling rate’s theoretical maximum. |
 | | In order to understand the true capabilities and efficiencies (as well as inefficiencies) of any network, wired or wireless, a distinction must first be made between two commonly misunderstood networking terms: data throughput and signaling rate. |
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