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Rate table

Every unit MuxRates knows, with the line rate, the payload rate, the aliases and the governing standard.

T-carrier

Unit	Line rate	Payload rate	Standard
DS0 64 kbit/s · voice channel	64 kbit/s	64 kbit/s	ANSI T1.107
DS1 T1	1.544 Mbit/s	1.536 Mbit/s	ANSI T1.107
DS2 T2	6.312 Mbit/s	6.144 Mbit/s	ANSI T1.107
DS3 T3	44.736 Mbit/s	43.008 Mbit/s	ANSI T1.107

E-carrier

Unit	Line rate	Payload rate	Standard
E0 64 kbit/s	64 kbit/s	64 kbit/s	ITU-T G.702
E1 PCM30	2.048 Mbit/s	1.920 Mbit/s	ITU-T G.704
E2	8.448 Mbit/s	7.680 Mbit/s	ITU-T G.702
E3	34.368 Mbit/s	30.720 Mbit/s	ITU-T G.702
E4	139.264 Mbit/s	122.880 Mbit/s	ITU-T G.702

SONET

Unit	Line rate	Payload rate	Standard
OC-1 STS-1	51.840 Mbit/s	50.112 Mbit/s	Telcordia GR-253
OC-3 STS-3	155.520 Mbit/s	150.336 Mbit/s	Telcordia GR-253
OC-12 STS-12	622.080 Mbit/s	601.344 Mbit/s	Telcordia GR-253
OC-48 STS-48	2.488320 Gbit/s	2.405376 Gbit/s	Telcordia GR-253
OC-192 STS-192	9.953280 Gbit/s	9.621504 Gbit/s	Telcordia GR-253
OC-768 STS-768	39.813120 Gbit/s	38.486016 Gbit/s	Telcordia GR-253

SDH

Unit	Line rate	Payload rate	Standard
STM-0	51.840 Mbit/s	50.112 Mbit/s	ITU-T G.707
STM-1	155.520 Mbit/s	150.336 Mbit/s	ITU-T G.707
STM-4	622.080 Mbit/s	601.344 Mbit/s	ITU-T G.707
STM-16	2.488320 Gbit/s	2.405376 Gbit/s	ITU-T G.707
STM-64	9.953280 Gbit/s	9.621504 Gbit/s	ITU-T G.707
STM-256	39.813120 Gbit/s	38.486016 Gbit/s	ITU-T G.707

OTN

Unit	Line rate	Payload rate	Standard
ODU0	1.244160 Gbit/s	1.23895431 Gbit/s	ITU-T G.709
ODU1	2.498775126 Gbit/s	2.488320 Gbit/s	ITU-T G.709
ODU2	10.037273924 Gbit/s	9.995276962 Gbit/s	ITU-T G.709
ODU3	40.319218983 Gbit/s	40.150519322 Gbit/s	ITU-T G.709
ODU4	104.794445815 Gbit/s	104.35597533 Gbit/s	ITU-T G.709
OTU1	2.666057143 Gbit/s	2.498775126 Gbit/s	ITU-T G.709
OTU2	10.709225316 Gbit/s	10.037273924 Gbit/s	ITU-T G.709
OTU3	43.018413559 Gbit/s	40.319218983 Gbit/s	ITU-T G.709
OTU4	111.809973568 Gbit/s	104.794445815 Gbit/s	ITU-T G.709