On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 2:38 PM, Parth Gajaria <parth.gaja...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I am wondering how IPerf does its bit to megabit conversion. > > Google says 1 megabit = 1024*1024 bits whereas Wolfram Alpha says 1 megabit > = 1000 * 1000 bits.
Google is wrong in this case. Network rate measurements have always been the base 10 units. (Disks on the other hand have historically used the base 2 units in the past but have changed to the base 10 units in the not terribly distant past.) Both Iperf 2 and Iperf 3 use the base 10 units (1000*1000) when talking about the transfer rate. When talking about the volume of data transferred they use the base 2 units (1024*1024). Hope that helps, Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Iperf-users mailing list Iperf-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/iperf-users
