Speed and Throughput

Bolton07

'In an enterprise, high availability, speed and throughput of the network are critical.'

What is the difference between speed and throughput in the context above?

WiseWun

Bolton07 wrote: »

'In an enterprise, high availability, speed and throughput of the network are critical.'

What is the difference between speed and throughput in the context above?

Throughput measures the actual amount of data that is processed. Factors might include memory, CPU, OS, etc. Speed is the rate or how fast the data is processed or transferred. A lot of folks use the analogy below, I have added bandwidth as it helps with the overall picture.

Bandwidth - How wide is the pipe.
Throughput - Actual water that passes through after factoring in pot holes for example.
Speed – The rate in which water flows.