[c-nsp] Bit, byte huh?

[John T. Yocum]

Bandwidth providers use megabits for measurement.

As well, 1 byte = 8 bits.

--John

Dracul 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
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