Editing Downstream (networking)

[[File:Upstream-downstream.svg|thumb |upright=1.2 |Residential services often have higher downstream rates than [[Upstream (networking)|upstream]], while business services are often symmetric.]]
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In a [[telecommunications network]] or [[computer network]], '''downstream''' refers to data sent from a [[network service provider]] to a customer.<ref>{{cite book |title= Broadband Services, Applications, and Networks: Enabling Technologies and Business Models |date= December 2002 |publisher= International Engineering Consortium |page= 130 |isbn= 978-1-931695-24-4 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ipmF3npkMngC&pg=PA130 }}</ref>

One process sending data primarily in the downstream direction is [[download]]ing. However, the overall download speed depends on the downstream speed of the user, the upstream speed of the [[Server (computing)|server]], and the network between them.

In the [[client–server model]], ''downstream'' can refer to the direction from the server to the [[client (computing)|client]].

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