PowerShell function to calculate data transfer time

This PowerShell function will calculate how long it will take to transfer a given number of bytes at a given speed (in bits per second). Optionally, you can specify transfer overhead, which defaults to ten percent.

Example Usage

PS C:\> Get-TransferTime -FileSize 4.4gb -Speed 2mb


Days         : 0
Hours        : 5
Minutes      : 0
Seconds      : 22
TotalDays    : 0.208587962962963
TotalHours   : 5.00611111111111
TotalMinutes : 300.366666666667
TotalSeconds : 18022

The Function

<#
.Synopsis
Data transfer time calculation.
.DESCRIPTION
Calculate how long it would take to transfer a given number of bytes at a given speed.
.PARAMETER FileSize
File Size in bytes. Can specify with GB, MB, etc.
.PARAMETER Speed
Transfer speed in bits. Can specify with GB, MB, etc.
.PARAMETER OverheadPercent
Transfer overhead percent. Defaults to 10.
.EXAMPLE
Get-TransferTime -FileSize 4.4gb -Speed 2mb
.EXAMPLE
Get-TransferTime -FileSize 50mb -Speed 10mb -OverheadPercent 6
.NOTES
Ken Bradley, 2015-12-10
#>
function Get-TransferTime
{
    [CmdletBinding()]
    [Alias()]
    [OutputType([int])]
    Param
    (
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,
                   ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true,
                   Position=0)]
        [double]$FileSize, # bytes, can specify GB, MB, etc

        #Speed help!
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,
                   ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true,
                   Position=1)]
        [double]$Speed, # bits, can specify GB, MB, etc

        [Parameter(Mandatory=$false,
                   ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true,
                   Position=2)]
        [double]$OverheadPercent=10
        )

    # Scale percent so 100% = 1.0
    $ScaledPercent = 1 + ($OverheadPercent / 100)
    # Calculate seconds
    $Result = ($FileSize * 8 * $ScaledPercent) / $Speed

    # Output the result nicely formated
    New-TimeSpan -Seconds $Result | Format-List -Property Days, Hours, Minutes, Seconds, TotalDays, TotalHours, TotalMinutes, TotalSeconds
    }

[EDIT: Previously, there was an error with OverheadPercent being excluded from the calculation. It has been added back. Thanks to JG for catching this.]

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