Table 5-9
Highest desktop-to-desktop speed on an academic institution's internal network: FY 2003, 2005, and 2006
(Percent distribution)
 
Connection speed   FY 2003   FY 2005   FY 2006
 
All connection speeds   100   100   100
<1.6 mb   *   0   0
1.6–9 mb   0   0   0
10 mb   2   *   0
11–45 mb   0   *   *
46–99 mb   0   2   1
100 mb   64   40   28
101–155 mb   *   *   *
156–622 mb   *   1   1
623–999 mb   0   3   3
1–2.5 gb   33   50   53
2.6–9 gb   0   1   2
10 gb   0   3   11
>10 gb   0   *   1
Other   0   0   0
Institutions (number)   425   449   449
 

* = >0 but <0.5%

gb = gigabits/second; mb = megabits/second

NOTE: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. FY 2006 data estimated.

SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities, Fiscal Years 2003 and 2005.

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