1 byte equals 8 bits in the bit string. Add 4 bytes minimum for the
'size_of' value for the field.
Example:
B'11011011010101101' 17 bits
(17 % 8) + 1 (round up) + 4 ( for size ) = 7 bytes to store 17 bits.
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