Bit Rate - 3Com 005605-00 Manual

bit rate

Also referred to as transmission rate. The
number of binary digits, or bits, transmitted
per second (bps). Communications channels
using analog modems are established at set bit
rates, commonly 2400, 4800, 9600, 14,400,
28,800 and higher.
bits per second (bps)
The bits (binary digits) per second rate.
Thousands of bits per second are expressed as
kilobits per second (kbps).
buffer
A temporary memory area used as storage
during input and output operations. An
example is the modem's command buffer.
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LOSSARY
byte
A group of binary digits stored and operated
upon as a unit. Most often the term refers to 8-
bit units or characters. One kilobyte (KB) is
equal to 1,024 bytes or characters; 640 KB is
equal to 655,360 bytes or characters.
carrier
The basic signal altered or modulated by the
modem in order to carry information.
character
A representation, coded in binary digits, of a
letter, number, or other symbol.