Whats the difference between Kbps and Kps??

[Undeadlord]

What is the difference between these two network speed mesurements? For instance, you say something is downloading at 10K a second, but I have another program that shows downloads at approx 50-100 Kbps. What is the difference between these two measurements?

Undeadlord

[rh71]

Kbps is literally Kilobits per second.
KBps is literally KiloBytes per second.
1 Byte = 8 bits.

When someone says 10K per second, I wouldn't have the slightest idea whether they mean 10Kbps or 10KBps. I'd guess 10Kbps first though.

[Dputiger]

Ethernet/Modem transfer speeds are measured in Kb/S. This is KiloBits/per Second.

A 56K modem is a 56Kb/s modem. Translated (roughly) into K/S this would be 5.6 K per S, or 5.6 Kilobytes per second.

A T1 line has a max transfer speed of 1500Kb/S or 150K/s.

Hopefully this makes sense.

[Goldwingnut]

Naturally, there is a built in confusion factor.

When the TELephone COmpany uses K, they mean 1000. The original meaning of Kilo.

When computer types use K, we mean 2 to the 10th power ( 2^10 ), or 1024.

So don't expect 56 computer K on a 56 Kb TELCO connection.

[Undeadlord]

Definelty a confusing system .. but you guys cleared it up. Thank you very much for your help. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

Undeadlord