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Data Transfer Converter

Simplify data transfer conversions. Convert between bits, bytes, kilobits per second (Kbps), and megabytes per minute (MB/min) effortlessly.

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Description: Data Transfer Unit Converter

The Data Transfer Unit Converter is a versatile tool designed to assist in the conversion between various units used to measure data transfer rates. This converter is invaluable for professionals in networking, telecommunications, and computing, allowing for seamless transitions between different units of data transmission.

Units Explanation:

  1. Bit/Second [b/s]: The basic unit representing the rate at which bits are transmitted per second.

  2. Byte/Second [B/s]: The rate at which bytes are transmitted per second.

  3. Kilobit/Second (SI def.): The rate at which kilobits (1000 bits) are transmitted per second, using the International System of Units (SI) definition.

  4. Kilobyte/Second (SI def.): The rate at which kilobytes (1000 bytes) are transmitted per second, using the International System of Units (SI) definition.

  5. Kilobit/Second [kb/s]: The rate at which kilobits (1024 bits) are transmitted per second.

  6. Kilobyte/Second [kB/s]: The rate at which kilobytes (1024 bytes) are transmitted per second.

  7. Megabit/Second (SI def.): The rate at which megabits (1,000,000 bits) are transmitted per second, using the International System of Units (SI) definition.

  8. Megabyte/Second (SI def.): The rate at which megabytes (1,000,000 bytes) are transmitted per second, using the International System of Units (SI) definition.

  9. Megabit/Second [Mb/s]: The rate at which megabits (1,048,576 bits) are transmitted per second.

  10. Megabyte/Second [MB/s]: The rate at which megabytes (1,048,576 bytes) are transmitted per second.

  11. Gigabit/Second (SI def.): The rate at which gigabits (1,000,000,000 bits) are transmitted per second, using the International System of Units (SI) definition.

  12. Gigabyte/Second (SI def.): The rate at which gigabytes (1,000,000,000 bytes) are transmitted per second, using the International System of Units (SI) definition.

  13. Gigabit/Second [Gb/s]: The rate at which gigabits (1,073,741,824 bits) are transmitted per second.

  14. Gigabyte/Second [GB/s]: The rate at which gigabytes (1,073,741,824 bytes) are transmitted per second.

The list continues with various other units, including those related to networking protocols, telecommunications standards, and data storage technologies.

How to Convert:

To convert between different units of data transfer rates, follow these steps:

  1. Identify the Initial and Target Units: Determine the unit you have and the unit you want to convert to.

  2. Find Conversion Factors: Use the appropriate conversion factors for the specific units involved. Some conversions may require using standard conversion factors (e.g., 1 byte = 8 bits).

  3. Apply the Conversion Factor: Multiply or divide the value you want to convert by the appropriate conversion factor.

  4. Perform the Calculation: Apply the conversion factor to the value you want to convert to get the equivalent value in the desired unit.

Examples:

  1. Conversion from Megabit/Second [Mb/s] to Kilobyte/Second [kB/s]:1 Mb/s=125 kB/s1\, \text{Mb/s} = 125\, \text{kB/s}

To convert 10 megabits per second to kilobytes per second:10 Mb/s×125=1250 kB/s10\, \text{Mb/s} \times 125 = 1250\, \text{kB/s}

  1. Conversion from Gigabyte/Second [GB/s] to Terabit/Second [Tb/s]:1 GB/s=8 Tb/s1\, \text{GB/s} = 8\, \text{Tb/s}

To convert 4 gigabytes per second to terabits per second:4 GB/s×8=32 Tb/s4\, \text{GB/s} \times 8 = 32\, \text{Tb/s}

By following these steps and using appropriate conversion factors, data transfer rates can be accurately converted between different units.

Popular Data Transfer Converter unit conversions

Complete list of Data Transfer Converter units for conversion

  • bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 byte/second [B/s] = 8 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 kilobit/second (SI def.) = 1000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 kilobyte/second (SI def.) = 8000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 kilobit/second [kb/s] = 1024 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 kilobyte/second [kB/s] = 8192 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 megabit/second (SI def.) = 1000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 megabyte/second (SI def.) = 8000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 megabit/second [Mb/s] = 1048576 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 megabyte/second [MB/s] = 8388608 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 gigabit/second (SI def.) = 1000000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 gigabyte/second (SI def.) = 8000000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 gigabit/second [Gb/s] = 1073741824 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 gigabyte/second [GB/s] = 8589934592 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 terabit/second (SI def.) = 1000000000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 terabyte/second (SI def.) = 8000000000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 terabit/second [Tb/s] = 1099511627776 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 terabyte/second [TB/s] = 8796093022208 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 ethernet = 10000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 ethernet (fast) = 100000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 ethernet (gigabit) = 1000000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 OC1 = 51840000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 OC3 = 155520000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 OC12 = 622080000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 OC24 = 1244160000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 OC48 = 2488320000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 OC192 = 9953280000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 OC768 = 39813120000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 ISDN (single channel) = 64000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 ISDN (dual channel) = 128000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 modem (110) = 110 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 modem (300) = 300 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 modem (1200) = 1200 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 modem (2400) = 2400 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 modem (9600) = 9600 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 modem (14.4k) = 14400 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 modem (28.8k) = 28800 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 modem (33.6k) = 33600 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 modem (56k) = 56000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 SCSI (Async) = 12000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 SCSI (Sync) = 40000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 SCSI (Fast) = 80000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 SCSI (Fast Ultra) = 160000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 SCSI (Fast Wide) = 160000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 SCSI (Fast Ultra Wide) = 320000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 SCSI (Ultra-2) = 640000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 SCSI (Ultra-3) = 1280000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 SCSI (LVD Ultra80) = 640000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 SCSI (LVD Ultra160) = 1280000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 IDE (PIO mode 0) = 26400000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 IDE (PIO mode 1) = 41600000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 IDE (PIO mode 2) = 66400000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 IDE (PIO mode 3) = 88800000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 IDE (PIO mode 4) = 132800000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 IDE (DMA mode 0) = 33600000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 IDE (DMA mode 1) = 106400000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 IDE (DMA mode 2) = 132800000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 IDE (UDMA mode 0) = 132800000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 IDE (UDMA mode 1) = 200000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 IDE (UDMA mode 2) = 264000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 IDE (UDMA mode 3) = 400000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 IDE (UDMA mode 4) = 528000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 IDE (UDMA-33) = 264000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 IDE (UDMA-66) = 528000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 USB = 12000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 firewire (IEEE-1394) = 400000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 T0 (payload) = 56000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 T0 (B8ZS payload) = 64000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 T1 (signal) = 1544000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 T1 (payload) = 1344000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 T1Z (payload) = 1544000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 T1C (signal) = 3152000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 T1C (payload) = 2688000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 T2 (signal) = 6312000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 T3 (signal) = 44736000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 T3 (payload) = 37632000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 T3Z (payload) = 43008000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 T4 (signal) = 274176000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 E.P.T.A. 1 (signal) = 2048000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 E.P.T.A. 1 (payload) = 1920000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 E.P.T.A. 2 (signal) = 8448000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 E.P.T.A. 2 (payload) = 7680000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 E.P.T.A. 3 (signal) = 34368000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 E.P.T.A. 3 (payload) = 30720000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 H0 = 384000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 H11 = 1536000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 H12 = 1920000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 Virtual Tributary 1 (signal) = 1728000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 Virtual Tributary 1 (payload) = 1544000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 Virtual Tributary 2 (signal) = 2304000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 Virtual Tributary 2 (payload) = 2048000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 Virtual Tributary 6 (signal) = 6312000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 Virtual Tributary 6 (payload) = 6000000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 STS1 (signal) = 51840000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 STS1 (payload) = 49500000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 STS3 (signal) = 155520000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 STS3 (payload) = 150336000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 STS3c (signal) = 155520000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 STS3c (payload) = 150336000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 STS12 (signal) = 622080000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 STS24 (signal) = 1244160000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 STS48 (signal) = 2488320000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 STS192 (signal) = 9953280000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 STM-1 (signal) = 155520000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 STM-4 (signal) = 622080000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 STM-16 (signal) = 2488320000 bit/second [b/s]
  • 1 STM-64 (signal) = 9953280000 bit/second [b/s]

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