A packet begins as bytes. This lesson shows how one byte can be read as hex, binary, or decimal while the bit pattern stays fixed.
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What a byte shows
A packet is carried as bytes, and a byte is a fixed-width group of 8 bits. The strip below shows the actual bits, not a separate label.
byte bits=8
One byte, three views
One byte is 8 bits on the wire. This byte is 0x45, binary 01000101, and decimal 69.
0x45↔01000101↔69
Decode it again
Apply the same rule to 0x3c: binary 00111100 and decimal 60. The byte width did not change.
0x3c↔00111100↔60
Summary
A byte can be read as hex, bits, or decimal, but the strip fixes the bits first. Byte layout only; timing/throughput is not modeled here. Timing/throughput is not modeled here — only the exact byte layout.