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Data Transfer Time Calculator

Line Bandwidth BW Units Dataset Size Dataset Units KbpsMbpsGbps KBMBGB

Resulting Transfer Times for 1.5 GB of data through a 1.536 Mbps connection Seconds Minutes Hours Days Weeks 10,416.67 173.61 2.89 0.12 0.02

 

Field Descriptions

Line Bandwidth - Internet bandwidth. Most DSL and Cable provide different download and upload speeds typically shown something like 3M/768K. The first number typically represents your download speed, that is speed coming to your computer from the Internet. The second number typically represents your upload speed, that is speed leaving your computer out to the Internet. When doing backups the second number, the upload speed is what matters. When doing a restore the first number, the download speed is what matters. BW Units - the unit (or multiplier) for the speeds. Just match the BW Units with the letter following your upload or download speed. Note that upload speed is typically much lower than your download speed.   Kbps = Kilobits per second; Kilo = times 1,000   Mbps = Megabits per second; Mega = times 1,000,000   Gbps = Gigabits per second; Giga = times 1,000,000,000 Dataset Size - Combined with the Dataset Units represents the amount of data to be sent or received. Dataset Units - The units that go with the numerical amount of data. Values can be Kilobytes (KB), Megabytes (MB), or Gigabytes (GB).   KB = Kilobytes; Kilo = times 1,000   MB = Megabytes; Mega = times 1,000,000   GB = Gigabytes; Giga = times 1,000,000,000