Convert Kibibits per second to Bits per second

Convert Kibibits per second (Kibit/s) to Bits per second (bit/s) instantly and accurately.

Kibibits per second (Kibit/s)
Bits per second (bit/s)

Conversion Formula

bit/s = Kibit/s × 1024

About Kibibits per second

Kibibit per second (Kibit/s) = 2¹⁰ = 1,024 bit/s (IEC 80000-13). The binary-precise counterpart to kbit/s for contexts with power-of-2 bus widths. FPGA serial transceivers are clocked at exact powers of 2; embedded UART baud rates sometimes use 1,024-baud increments. Contrasted with kbit/s (= 1,000 bit/s) in ITU/IEEE standards. 1 Kibit/s = 1,024 bit/s = 128 B/s.

About Bits per second

Bit per second (bit/s) is the fundamental SI data-rate unit - one binary digit transmitted per second. Shannon's channel capacity C = B log₂(1 + S/N) expresses maximum achievable bit/s. Early RS-232 serial links ran at 110-9,600 bit/s; GSM voice uses 13 kbit/s; a coin-flip entropy source produces 1 bit/s per flip. 1 bit/s = 0.125 B/s = 10⁻³ kbit/s.

Quick Reference Table

Kibibits per second (Kibit/s)Bits per second (bit/s)
1 Kibit/s1024 bit/s
2 Kibit/s2048 bit/s
5 Kibit/s5120 bit/s
10 Kibit/s10240 bit/s
25 Kibit/s25600 bit/s
50 Kibit/s51200 bit/s
100 Kibit/s102400 bit/s

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