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When used in the context ofIn [[communication networks]], such as [[Ethernet]] or [[packet radio]],'''network throughput''' (or just '''network throughput''', when in context) is the rate of ''successful'' message delivery over a communication channel, such as [[Ethernet]] or [[packet radio]]. The data these messages belong to may be delivered over a physical or logical link, or it can pass through a certain [[network node]]. Throughput is usually measured in [[bits per second]] (bit/s or bps), and sometimes in [[data packets]] per second (p/s or pps) or data packets per [[Time-division multiplexing|time slot]].

In general terms, '''throughput''' is the rate of production or the rate at which something is processed.

When used in the context of [[communication networks]], such as [[Ethernet]] or [[packet radio]], throughput or '''network throughput''' is the rate of ''successful'' message delivery over a communication channel. The data these messages belong to may be delivered over a physical or logical link, or it can pass through a certain [[network node]]. Throughput is usually measured in [[bits per second]] (bit/s or bps), and sometimes in [[data packets]] per second (p/s or pps) or data packets per [[Time-division multiplexing|time slot]].

The '''system throughput''' or '''aggregate throughput''' is the sum of the data rates that are delivered to all terminals in a network.<ref>[[Guowang Miao]], Jens Zander, K-W Sung, and Ben Slimane, Fundamentals of Mobile Data Networks, Cambridge University Press, {{ISBN|1107143217}}, 2016.</ref> Throughput is essentially synonymous to [[digital bandwidth consumption]]; it can be analyzed mathematically by applying the [[queueing theory]], where the load in packets per time unit is denoted as the arrival rate ({{mvar|λ}}), and the throughput, where the drop in packets per time unit, is denoted as the departure rate ({{mvar|μ}}).