Editing List of interface bit rates (section)

==Conventions==
By convention, bus and network data rates are denoted either in [[bits per second]]{{snd}}{{nowrap|bit/s}}, {{nowrap|kbit/s}} ({{nowrap|10<sup>3</sup> bit/s}}), {{nowrap|Mbit/s}} ({{nowrap|10<sup>6</sup> bit/s}}), {{nowrap|Gbit/s}} ({{nowrap|10<sup>9</sup> bit/s}}), {{nowrap|Tbit/s}} ({{nowrap|10<sup>12</sup> bit/s}}){{snd}} or [[bytes per second]]{{snd}}{{nowrap|B/s}}, {{nowrap|kB/s}} ({{nowrap|10<sup>3</sup> B/s}}), {{nowrap|MB/s}} ({{nowrap|10<sup>6</sup> B/s}}), {{nowrap|GB/s}} ({{nowrap|10<sup>9</sup> B/s}}), {{nowrap|TB/s}} ({{nowrap|10<sup>12</sup> B/s}}). In general, [[parallel communication|parallel]] interfaces are quoted in {{nowrap|B/s}} and [[serial communication|serial]] in {{nowrap|bit/s}}. The more commonly used is shown below in '''bold''' type.

On devices like [[modem]]s, bytes may be more than 8 bits long because they may be individually padded out with additional start and stop bits; the figures below will reflect this. Where channels use [[line code]]s (such as [[Ethernet]], [[Serial ATA]], and [[PCI Express]]), quoted rates are for the decoded signal.

The figures below are [[simplex communication|simplex]] data rates, which may conflict with the duplex rates vendors sometimes use in promotional materials. Where two values are listed, the first value is the [[downstream (networking)|downstream]] rate and the second value is the upstream rate.

The use of [[decimal prefixes]] is standard in data communications.