is a number that, in requests, indicates the client’s maximum downlink speed in megabits per second (Mbps), which is the standardized, or generally accepted, maximum download data rate for the underlying connection technology in use by the client.
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is a number that, in requests, indicates the client’s maximum downlink speed in megabits per second (Mbps), which is the standardized, or generally accepted, maximum download data rate for the underlying connection technology in use by the client.
Syntax
MD: <value>
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is a number that, in requests, indicates the client’s maximum downlink speed in megabits per second (Mbps), which is the standardized, or generally accepted, maximum download data rate for the underlying connection technology in use by the client.
It is classified as a general header and can appear in requests or responses depending on context.
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