But data in motion is measured in bits in most places (ISPs) and in bytes in others (some networking gear).
For data in motion, bytes feels like a divergence from the widely accepted standard.
Maybe there are good reasons. Why are bytes chosen where bits are commonly expected? (Looking at you TrueNAS.)
sargstuff•7mo ago
From TrueNAS/harddrive perspective, bits physical medium, bytes 'data as used by end user'
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WarOnPrivacy•7mo ago
Appreciate the response. Not sure I follow this last bit. My Q is about the inconsistency of how network data is measured.
TrueNAS measures it's network thruput in bytes. Users have asked for a toggle but he devs are resistant. I was hoping to learn why they really want bytes.
sargstuff•7mo ago
Simplified, non-technical: Adding 'bits' would just indicate how many bytes / 8 + bits in last byte of data transferred. Last byte in transfer message would still be processed as a full byte by electronics, even if less than 8 bits. So, no total through put change. aka from electonic path through put standpoint, 33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40 bits is same as a 5 bytes.