[c-nsp] Bit, byte huh?

[Dracul]

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