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Bandwidth
Bandwidth specifies the amount of data that can be transmitted in a fixed
amount of time. For digital switch modules, bandwidth is defined in Bits per
Second (bps) or Bytes per Second.
Bandwidth Assignments
The amount of bandwidth assigned to a specific application, user, or
interface.
Baud
The number of signaling elements transmitted each second.
Best Effort
Traffic is assigned to the lowest priority queue, and packet delivery is not
guaranteed.
Boot Version
The boot version.
BootP
Bootstrap Protocol. Enables a workstation to discover its IP address, an IP
address of a BootP server on a network, or a configuration file loaded into the
boot of a switch module.
BPDU
Bridge Protocol Data Unit . Provide bridging information in a message format.
BPDUs are sent across switch module information with in Spanning Tree
configuration. BPDU packets contain information on ports, addresses,
priorities, and forwarding costs.
Bridge
A device that connect two networks. Bridges are hardware specific, however
they are protocol independent. Bridges operate at Layer 1 and Layer 2 levels.