In digital communications, the symbol rate is the bit rate divided by the number of bits transmitted in each symbol. The symbol rate is identical to the Baud rate but the more recent term avoids the confusion that exists around Baud rate. It is particularly relevant to digital modulation where the number of symbols allowed in the modulation scheme is a key factor in determining how many bits-per-second the communications system can transmit.
Symbol rate is measured in symbols-per-second.
The content of this page is retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbol_rate under GFDL
