Thanks guys! On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 9:42 AM, Tom Storey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi, I was wondering what unit of bandwidth measurement does Internet > > Bandwidth Providers usually use? Megabits or Megabytes? > > in the usual, cisco router and switches, how do we measure bandwidth? by > > bit > > or by byte? It is a bit confusing as 1 byte = 8bits right? > > I'm afraid some of my calculations might be off when measuring bandwidth > > in > > routers and switches. Thanks! > > > > regards, > > chris > > Usually bits when it comes to bandwidth, while usage is counted in bytes. > > To convert from bits to bytes, divide by 8. To convert from bytes to bits, > multiply by 8. > > A 64kbit circuit supports 8kbyte of throughput. > > 2mbyte/sec equals 16mbit/sec. > > But those are true conversions. Overheads etc lower actual throughput. > Dividing/multiplying by 10 usually works to give you a roughly more > accurate figure. > > Hope that helps. :-) > > _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
