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gigabits per second

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(unit)gigabits per second - (Gbps) A unit of information transfer rate equal to one billion bits per second. Note that, while a gigabit is defined as a power of two (2^30 bits), a gigabit per second is defined as a power of ten (10^9 bits per second, which is slightly less) than 2^30).


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3Com's TippingPoint 5000E Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) is capable of performing total packet inspection and prevention at five gigabits per second (Gbps) with real world traffic.
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25 gigabits per second, fast enough to download a DVD from halfway around the world in five seconds.
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Four gigabits per second equals 62,500 two-way voice conversations or 44 television channels.
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