Re: 100Mbps Ethernet Speed/Efficiency

From: Brian Chase (networkr0_at_cfl.rr.com)
Date: 04/08/04

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    TIA

    Rodolfo J. Paiz wrote:

    > At 09:02 4/7/2004, you wrote:
    >
    >> On Tue, Apr 06, 2004 at 08:19:49AM -0600, Rodolfo J. Paiz wrote:
    >> > 1. In communications, everything is in powers of 10. So K =
    >> 1,000,
    >> > M = 1,000,000, and 56 Kbps = 56,000. In computing, however,
    >> > everything is in powers of 2, so K = 1,024, and M =
    >> > 1,048,576.
    >>
    >> Actually, I've learned that differently: "K" stands for x1024 like in KB
    >> (KiloByte = 1024 bytes) and "k" stands for x1000 (like km = kilometer =
    >> 1000meters).
    >
    >
    > I don't buy it, Thomas. While I can find lots of evidence for my earlier
    > comment (e.g. a T1 is 1.544Mbps = 1,544,000 bps but a megabyte (MB) is
    > 1,048,576), I cannot find anything whatsoever to indicate that using a
    > lowercase "k" indicates 1,000 while an uppercase "K" indicates 1,024.
    >
    > While I can see that as a reasonable assumption for one person to make,
    > I do not believe it is standard in any community or medium. Feel free to
    > argue the contrary... I'm very convinced that I'm right, but I'm always
    > willing to listen.
    >
    > 

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