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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.
Protect your network by University Business
25 gigabits per second, fast enough to download a DVD from halfway around the world in five seconds.
Greased lightning by Wutkowski, Karey / Los Angeles Business Journal
Four gigabits per second equals 62,500 two-way voice conversations or 44 television channels.
More heroes of optical communications by Thomsen, Dietrick E. / Science News
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