sorry i don't agree. check the bandwidth calculator on the net, u will see that i was correct. + for the K and k and B and b, it is so obvious that an explanation is not necessary........... thanx for letting my messages show up normally and then respond to them............;
""s vermill"" a icrit dans le message de news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > I should also have mentioned that the "B" is typically capitalized along > side the "K" when dealing with kilobytes (KB) and the "b" is typically not > capitalized when dealing with kilobits (kbps). That's probably at least, if > not more, significant than the "K/k" capitalization (if, in fact, any of it > is significant). I mention it because it seems to cause so much confusion. > You won't see it around here much, but at some other forums one of the chief > complaints relates to achieving only 1/8th the expected download rate. > What's happening, of course, is that the download is being measured in > KB/sec while the connection is rated in kbits/sec. I'll shut up now... > > > s vermill wrote: > > > > Amar KHELIFI wrote: > > > > > > since > > > 1byte=8bits > > > and > > > 1Kbits=1024bits > > > then > > > 32kbps=32768bps=4096bytes > > > there is no formula. > > > > Amar KHELIFI, > > > > 1kbits does not = 1024bits and 32kbps does not = 32768bps. > > 1kbps = 1,000bps & 32kbps = 32000bps. "k" simply means 1,000. > > The whole idea of 1KB (KiloByte) = 1024 bits has to do with > > binary math and the fact that computers deal in bytes vs. > > bits. 2^10 = 1024, which is divisibly by 8 (whereas 1,000 > > would not be). It would be very inconvenient for a computer to > > have to deal with information blocks that are not divisible by > > 8. Modern communications systems are not byte-aligned at all > > and deal strictly in bits. For example, a DS0 is 64kbps. > > That's 64,000bps. > > > > As a side note, and I'm not sure that there's any official > > convention to go along with this, in general, a KiloByte is > > abbreviated KB, with a capital K. kilobits per second is > > generally abbreviated kbps, with a lower-case k. Thus, when > > you see a capital K, it's safe to assume 1024 is being implied, > > whereas when you see a lower-case k, it's safe to assume 1,000 > > is being implied. > > > > Regards, > > > > Scott > > > > > > > > > > > > ""Robert Perez"" a icrit dans le > > > message de > > > news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Anyone know how the conversion techniques for converting > > > bits, bytes, > > > > kilobits, etc, to calculate bandwidth usages? Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=65153&t=65008 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
