The IEEE standard 802.3 employs "Mb/s" (or "Mbit/s"
, but I can't find any explicit definition in
I believe that 1 Mb/s means a bit rate of one million bits per second (10^6 b/s), and that it is defined in other standards (possibly in 610.7-1995, although the latter seems to have been withdrawn).
Can somebody give me a precise reference for the definition of 1 Mb/s as used in the current IEEE standards?
Since I can't afford IEEE's fees, I would appreciate very much getting a scan of a suitable fragment of an IEEE publication sent as attachment to my email address, or at least a quotation posted here. Alternatively, maybe somebody could provide a link to an organization that quotes the IEEE definition?
The final part of the NIST page
suggests that, at least since 1997, in IEEE terms, 1 Mb = 10^6 b unless the usage of the binary prefix M = 2^20 is pointed out on a case-by-case basis. If this could be confirmed with a proper reference, it would clarify the meaning of Mb/s as well.
In case you are wondering, I got involved in a heated discussion with computer-science guys, who say they won't believe that 1 Mb/s = 10^6 b/s in data transmission rates until I show appropriate standards. Well, even one CISCO engineer keeps saying that 1 Mb/s = 2^20 b/s, contrary to CISCO's definitions of Mbps.
I may be missing something obvious, so I would appreciate any help, including pointers to other groups if this one is not appropriate.
, but I can't find any explicit definition inI believe that 1 Mb/s means a bit rate of one million bits per second (10^6 b/s), and that it is defined in other standards (possibly in 610.7-1995, although the latter seems to have been withdrawn).
Can somebody give me a precise reference for the definition of 1 Mb/s as used in the current IEEE standards?
Since I can't afford IEEE's fees, I would appreciate very much getting a scan of a suitable fragment of an IEEE publication sent as attachment to my email address, or at least a quotation posted here. Alternatively, maybe somebody could provide a link to an organization that quotes the IEEE definition?
The final part of the NIST page
suggests that, at least since 1997, in IEEE terms, 1 Mb = 10^6 b unless the usage of the binary prefix M = 2^20 is pointed out on a case-by-case basis. If this could be confirmed with a proper reference, it would clarify the meaning of Mb/s as well.
In case you are wondering, I got involved in a heated discussion with computer-science guys, who say they won't believe that 1 Mb/s = 10^6 b/s in data transmission rates until I show appropriate standards. Well, even one CISCO engineer keeps saying that 1 Mb/s = 2^20 b/s, contrary to CISCO's definitions of Mbps.
I may be missing something obvious, so I would appreciate any help, including pointers to other groups if this one is not appropriate.