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> The FTTCs are 80/20Mbs-1 and the leased line is symmetric 100Mbs-1. What's the "-1" in "80/20Mbs-1" and "100Mbs-1" signify? I've never seen this "syntax" or
by jlgaddis 8y ago
> The FTTCs are 80/20Mbs-1 and the leased line is symmetric 100Mbs-1.
What's the "-1" in "80/20Mbs-1" and "100Mbs-1" signify? I've never seen this "syntax" or formst used before but maybe it's an EU/UK thing (I'm in .us, FWIW)?
- F_r_k 8y agoOP has a scientific background. -1 is meant as "to the power of -1". Thus, s-1 becomes 1/s, and the entire thing Mb/s Never seen that either
- gerdesj 8y agoOP has a scientific background. - LOL - I have an HND (technician) in Civil Engineering and I am now the MD of an IT consultancy (obvs). I picked up the habit of using s-1 etc when studying Physics 'A' level (UK) many, many moons ago. Not too sure why I persist with it these days but I dimly remember liking the fact that you can use basic arithmetic on superscripts. To be fair I should put s^-1 but s-1 is reasonably obvious.
- gerdesj 8y agoSorry, "s-1" means "per second"