Exam N10-008 topic 1 question 495 discussion

A broadcast storm occurs when there is a high volume of broadcast traffic in a network, resulting in network congestion and performance degradation. In this case, the combination of old switches with low port rates and improper network configurations likely leads to the excessive generation and propagation of broadcast traffic. Over time, the continuous flow of broadcast messages overwhelms the network's capacity, causing it to become overwhelmed and eventually shutting it down.

A broadcast storm