Comparison of various communication technologies
Communication technology maximum communication distance maximum communication speed USB a few meters 12MBITS / S (Note 1) IEEE1394 GB 40MBITS / S Ethernet / Fast Ethernet 100m or more 100MBITS / S IRDA / FAST IRDA less than 1 meter 4MBITS / S (Note 2) Serial 10 meters or more 115kbits / s Parallel (EPP / ECP) 2MBYTES / S
Note 1: USB2.0 high-speed mode can reach 480M Note 2: IRDA is a low price wireless, point-to-point, bidirectional infrared communication technology.
