Appendix H. HTTP Throughput
This appendix provides a table of HTTP performance by signaling types.
| Signal | Capacity | Peak HTTP operations/second |
|---|---|---|
| 28.8K modem | 28.8 Kbps | 0.25 |
| 56K modem | 56 Kbps | 0.4 |
| ISDN (BRI) | 64 Kbps | 0.5 |
| T1 | 1.544 Mbps | 10 |
| 10BaseT | 10 Mbps | 60 |
| T3 | 44.736 Mbps | 300 |
| Fast Ethernet | 100 Mbps | 500 |
| FDDI | 100 Mbps | 600 |
| OC-3 | 155.52 Mbps | 900 |
| OC-12 | 622.08 Mbps | 3500 |
| Gigabit Ethernet | 1000 Mbps | 5000 |
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