From: Peter Puczko (ppuczko@xxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Thu Feb 22 2001 - 11:35:52 GMT-3
This is exactly what I am saying. If in bits you multiply by 1000, if bytes
then 1024.
Your 56kb is 56000 bits. I totally agree.
But if someone asks you how many bytes is 56kB, are you going to say 56000
bytes or rather 57344?
Peter
On Thu, 22 Feb 2001 12:47:02 +0800, LabStudy wrote:
> under ospf protocol,cost=100000000/bw,in doyle book,56k line cost is
1785,so bw is 56000,it isn't 56*1024.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Puczko" <ppuczko@excite.com>
> To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 12:43 AM
> Subject: RE: Bootcamp lab 18: Broadcast Supression
>
>
> > 3MB is actually 3,145,728 bytes not 3,072,000
> > I didn't wake up completely. Sorry.
> >
> > Peter
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 15 Feb 2001 11:30:37 -0500, Foster, Kristopher wrote:
> >
> > > I believe in the telcom world a megabit is 1,000,000 bits
> > >
> > > Kris,
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Hardin Les - SMTP [mailto:hardinl@bah.com]
> > > Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 11:00 AM
> > > To: Derek Buelna; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > > Subject: Re: Bootcamp lab 18: Broadcast Supression
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > FYI.
> > >
> > > Actually, 3Mbps = 3,072,000 bits per sec.
> > >
> > > Les
> > >
> > > At 02:37 AM 2/15/2001 -0800, Derek Buelna wrote:
> > > >Hi,
> > > >
> > > >I was thinking that if I was asked to configure this I'd probably
do it
> > > >one way but they would have wanted it the other way.
> > > >
> > > >In lab 18 I believe it says to limit broadcasts on a port, on the
> > > >catalyst, to 3Mb/s.
> > > >
> > > >Ok, so I read that the percentage of bandwidth method is more
accurate
> > > >and also hardware based but the answer uses the per packet method.
> > > >
> > > >I'm taking it that 3,000,000 bits/s / 8 = 375,000 bytes/s. I'm
> > > >assuming that an average packet size of 1024 would make for an
average
> > > >throughput of 366.21 of these kinds of packets/s.
> > > >
> > > >Am I understanding this correctly?
> > > >
> > > >Wouldn't it be easier to just say 30%, since it's a 10,000,000
bits/s
> > > >link?
> > > >
> > > >set port broadcast 2/9 367
> > > >set port broadcast 2/9 30%
> > > >
> > > >Thanks,
> > > >
> > > >-Derek
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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