Mbaud

Mbaud is a unit of data transfer rate, commonly used in telecommunications and computing to measure the speed of data transmission. The term "Mbaud" is derived from the combination of "mega" and "baud," where "mega" signifies one million and "baud" is a unit of symbol rate, representing the number of signal changes made to the transmission medium per second. One Mbaud is equivalent to one million baud, or 1,000,000 symbols per second. This unit is particularly relevant in contexts where the modulation scheme used allows multiple bits per symbol, such as in digital communication systems employing advanced modulation techniques like Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) or Phase Shift Keying (PSK). Mbaud is often used to describe the raw symbol rate of a communication link, providing a more precise measure of the link's capacity compared to the more commonly used units of bits per second (bps). Understanding Mbaud is essential for engineers and technicians working in fields that require precise measurement and optimization of data transmission rates.