Types and features of communication cables
Serial interface
Parallel interface
Maximum communication speed and distance of each communication standard
|
|
Maximum distance |
Maximum speed |
|
RS232 |
15m (50ft) |
0.92Mbps (921,600bps) |
|
IEEE1284 (SPP mode/A-B cable) |
2m |
0.36Mbps (360,360bps) |
|
USB (1.1) |
3m (9.8ft) |
12Mbps |
|
USB (2.0) |
5m (16ft) |
480Mbps |
|
Ethernet (802.3) |
100m |
100Mbps |
|
Wireless LAN (802.11 g) |
100m |
54Mbps |
|
Bluetooth (2.0+EDR) |
10m |
3Mbps |