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  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User

    That's their negotiated link rate between router-----device. It can change based on distance/interference. 

    And it gives you a rough idea of how fast the connection is because usually actual throughput speed is roughly 55-65% of link speed. 

    • Slr8929's avatar
      Slr8929
      Aspirant
      I have a device on the app that says the link rate is 144Mbps does that mean that is the amount of speed it’s using?
      • plemans's avatar
        plemans
        Guru - Experienced User

        Thats its connection to the router, not the amount of bandwidth used.