This means that, regardless of the link rates established elsewhere, the absolute maximum the data can possibly be transferred is 300Mbps. 1600Mbps-File Destination: SATA hard drive capable of 200MB/s (1600Mbps) read/write.įollowing this chain, we see that 300Mbps is the slowest link rate established.6000Mbps-PC2 is going to store the file on an internal hard drive with a link rate of 6Gbps.
The link rate of the USB connection to PC2 is at 480Mbps 480Mbps-The Wi-Fi adapter on PC2 is connected via a USB 2.0 port.
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