In plain English
This word names the sending direction for information in a broadband link. It refers to data moving away from a person's device or local network and toward the provider's network.
In context
In broadband connection details, it labels the direction in which data leaves the device or local network and goes to the service provider's network.
- Situation
- Installing broadband, activating service, using routers, and reading connection status
- What it communicates
- labels the outgoing direction in broadband connection details.
Meaning limits
By itself, the term identifies only the direction of transmission and does not state performance or current activity.
Examples
“During the video upload, the upstream carried data from the home network to the provider, while the downstream stayed mostly idle.”
“For this check, send a small file and confirm that it is using the upstream from the office network to the provider.”