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Definitions of broadcast storm:

Multiple simultaneous broadcasts that absorb network bandwidth and can cause networking problems (time-outs).
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A LAN software failure mode caused by many stations on the network incorrectly replying to a broadcast packet with another broadcast packet. The result is an extremely high traffic load. A broadcast storm is usually caused by misconfigured network software.
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Phenomenon that occurs when a network device malfunctions and floods the network with broadcast packets.
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(RFC 1983). An incorrect packet broadcast onto a network that causes multiple hosts to respond all at once, typically with equally incorrect packets which causes the storm to grow exponentially in severity.
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A broadcast storm is a networking situation in which messages are broadcast on a network, and each message prompts a receiving node to respond by broadcasting its own messages on the network that in turn prompt further responses, and so on. This snowball effect can have a serious negative impact on network performance.
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