On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 11:41 PM, Karthik Balaguru <
karthikbalagur...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> I wonder why Iperf uses 1024*1024 for megabytes and 1000*1000 for megabits
> ?
>
> I think, It should follow either 1000 * 1000 (International System of
> Units)convention or 1024 *1024 convention.
> Any specific reason for such a methodology ?  Any ideas ?
>
On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 8:18 PM, William (Bill) E. Allcock <
allc...@alcf.anl.gov> wrote:

> Yes, but as that same wikipedia article points out, if iperf were to honor
> the MiB for all things 1024 based and MB for all things 1000 based, then
> there would be no confusion.  It would be a nice feature enhancement.
>
>
> Yes, this confusion could be avoided and i think iPerf can upgrade this in
its upcoming release.

Karthik Balaguru
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