Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 697Boot VersionThe boot version.BootPBootstrap Protocol. Enables a workstation to discover its IP address, an IPaddress of a BootP server on a network, or a configuration file loaded into theboot of a switch module.BPDUBridge Protocol Data Unit. Provide bridging information in a message format.BPDUs are sent across switch module information with in Spanning Treeconfiguration. BPDU packets contain information on ports, addresses,priorities, and forwarding costs.BridgeA device that connect two networks. Bridges are hardware specific, howeverthey are protocol independent. Bridges operate at Layer 1 and Layer 2 levels.Broadcast Domaindevice sets that receive Broadcast frames originating from any device within adesignated set. Routers bind Broadcast domains, because routers do notforward Broadcast frames.BroadcastingA method of transmitting packets to all ports on a network.Broadcast StormAn excessive amount of Broadcast messages simultaneously transmittedacross a network by a single port. Forwarded message responses are heapedonto the network, overloading network resources or causing the network totime out.For more information about Broadcast storms, see "LACP Parameters" onpage 503.CCDBConfiguration Data Base. A file containing a device’s configurationinformation.Class of Service
