Documentation Conventions
This document contains conventions for numeric values as follows.
Hexadecimal Notation
This section defines the typographical convention used throughout this book. All hex numbers are followed by an “h.” Examples:
9A4Eh 0100h
Binary Notation
All binary numbers are followed by a “b.” Examples:
0001 0101b 01b
Decimal Notation
Numbers without any suffix are decimal. When required for clarity, decimal numbers are followed by a “d.” The following examples each represent a decimal number:
16 255 256d 128d
Bits Versus Bytes Notation
All abbreviations for “bits” use lower case. For example:
2.5Gb/s = 2.5 Gigabits per second.
2Mb = 2 Megabits.
All references to “bytes” are specified in upper case. For example:
10MB/s = 10 ...
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