Internet Connection Speed BySteven Barbosa Lorena Castillo Raymond Mak Bianca Duguay
uploaddownload Kean University55941kbps54.63Mbs18196kbps17.77MBs New York8426Kbps8.22 Mbs14394Kbps14.05 MBs Seattle4094 Kbps3.99 Mbs2613Kbps2.55 Mbs Atlanta7399 Kbps7.22 Mbs7511 Kbps7.33Mbs
Figure 6-11 Line TypeUseMaximum Speed Telephone LineDial-up modem DSL WAN-T1 56 Kbps Mbps Coaxial CableCable ModemUpstream to 256 Kbps Downstream to 10 Mbps Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) LAN100MBPS Optical Fiber CableLAN and WAN – T3, OC Gbps or more SatelliteWan-OC-768,etc.40 Gbps or more
B) Go home, or to a public wireless site, and run the speakeasy test again. Compute your average upload and download speeds. Compare your speed to those listed in figure if you are performing this test at home, are you getting the performance your are paying for? Public Wireless Site Averages in Book Line type: coaxial cable Use: cable modem Max speed: upstream to 256 kbps Downstream to 10 mbps My Home (from speakeasy test) Max Speed: upstream to 4.5 mbps (4530 kbps) ex. going on a website like facebook or yahoo Downstream to 15 mbps (15530 kbps) ex. Downloading video or a song from a website
Contact a friend or relative in another state. Ask him or her to run the speakeasy test against those same three cities. UploadDownload Kean University1329kbps1.29Mbs10758kbps10.50MBs New York707 Kbps0.69 Mbs9648 Kbps9.42 MBs Connecticut1295 Kbps1.26 Mbs3045 Kbps2.97 Mbs Florida686 Kbps0.66 Mbs2406 Kbps2.34 Mbs
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Compare the results in parts A,B, and C. what conclusion, if any, can you make from these test. When comparing part A,B, and C the only conclusion we can make is that home and university internet connections upload speeds(NJ) seem to be a lot faster then other upload speeds.