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Re: A letter from the CEO
From: William Herrin <bill () herrin us>
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2020 23:09:44 -0800
On Sun, Nov 22, 2020 at 10:37 PM Carsten Bormann <cabo () tzi org> wrote:
On 2020-11-20, at 23:18, 6x7 Networks - Lady Benjamin, CEO <ben () 6by7 net> wrote:8tbps (8 terrabits per second).I don’t expect the majority of nanog people to know the intended data rate would properly be notated as 8 Tbit/s, but a space after the number, an upper case T, and not confusing Tera (SI prefix for 1 Trillion) with Terra (earth), is about the minimum I would expect from a technical person.
Hi Carsten, You must be talking the "new" comm-speak because "bps" has been the conventional abbreviation for "bits per second" since at least the modem days of the 1980s with the "thousands" modifier typically offered lower case so as not to distract from or be confused with the digits: kbps, mbps, gbps, tbps. The lack of a space between the digits and letters also follows convention. There's nothing wrong with saying "8 Tbit/s" instead. It's just as clear and no one sensible cares. But complaining about others using the normal convention frankly makes you look like a doofus. Regards, Bill Herrin
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