Switched multimegabit data services
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In telecommunication, a switched multimegabit data services (SMDS) is a connectionless, broadband, packet-switched data service that provides LAN-like performance and features in metropolitan or wide areas.
Currently SMDS operates at 1.544 Mbit/s (megabits per second) or 44.736 Mbit/s. These are the T1 and T3 rates, respectively, over switched fiber optic networks.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the General Services Administration document "Federal Standard 1037C".
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