A broadcaststorm or broadcast radiation is the accumulation of broadcast and multicast traffic on a computer network. Extreme amounts of broadcast traffic constitute a "broadcaststorm".
<networking> A broadcast on a network that causes multiple
hosts to respond by broadcasting themselves, causing the
storm to grow exponentially in severity.
See network meltdown.
[Jargon File]
(1995-02-07)
Chernobyl packet
EXTREME ACCUMULATION OF BROADCAST AND MULTICAST TRAFFIC ON A COMPUTER NETWORK