A Byte is a character. Multiple bits make up a character. Depending upon the number of control bits, there could be between 8-12 bits per Byte. I use 10 as a general rule, going back to the old signalling days when you had 8 data bits, 1 start bit, 1 stop bit and no parity bits. Therefore, using simple conversion math: 1,000,000 Byte 10 bits 10,000,000 bits 1MBps = -------------------- * ---------------- = --------------------- = 10Mbps sec 1Byte sec
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