IS THE THROUGHPUT is the same as THE BANDWIDTH IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK???????????

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IS THE THROUGHPUT is the same as THE BANDWIDTH IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK???????????

Answer 1

Well no, throughput is real, bandwidth is theoretical! There may be bandwidth available but the throughput is what actually moves through the network. Throughput in all cases will be some less than the bandwidth available.

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Answer 2

Insufficient information provided to answer that as it depends partly on the contect of th eterminology is each case, and the specifics of the technologies used.