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goodput

Definitions

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  • noun computing, networking Application-level throughput, i.e. the number of useful bits per unit of time forwarded by the network from source to destination, excluding protocol overhead such as retransmissions.

Etymologies

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Blend of good and throughput

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  • They offer nodes that can mesh up and provide the 10 Mbps U/D goodput on the tenth hoop with latency smaller than 30ms (less than 3 ms per hoop).

    Our Readers Take on the LTE v. WiMAX Debate 2009

  • Especially over low bandwidth links, the volume of LSA data can overcome the datastream, leading to lower goodput.

    Neptunus Lex 2009

  • Especially over low bandwidth links, the volume of LSA data can overcome the datastream, leading to lower goodput.

    Neptunus Lex 2009

  • NOTE: If you’re not familiar with the concept of goodput, it’s the throughput of useful work completed successfully.

    Metastable Failures Explained: Why Fixing the Trigger Fails Teiva Harsanyi 2026

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