Network Dictionary – Squashed Sausage Effect

Define “Squashed Sausage Effect”

Network Dictionary – Tribal Knowledge

Define “Tribal Knowledge”

Network Dictionary – HiPPO

HiPPO = Highest Paid Person’s Opinion Used to describe the decision from the opinion or point of view a senior manager instead of using data or technical knowledge. Not necessarily derogatory IF the HIPPO’s opinion is well informed and a choice between available options of equal value or capability. More commonly, a senior executive will [...]

Network Dictionary – BUM

BUM = Broadcast, Unknown unicast and Multicast. Generic term to describe the three types of Ethernet modes: Broadcast Ethernet Unicast Ethernet Multicast Ethernet In all Layer 2 networking, the broadcast and multicast modes are major scaling challenges and create single failure domains. The term BUM is used extensively in L2 DCI discussions.

Network Dictionary:Oxford Comma

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Network Dictionary – Star Pass

Define “Star Pass”

Network Dictionary – Security Feasance

I’ve often used the word malfeasance when writing security papers but today I learned that many forms “feasance:

Network Dictionary – SR-IOV

Define Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV)

Network Dictionary – “Run That Up the Flagpole”

Define “Run That Up the Flagpole”

Network Dictionary – WOMBAT

Define a “Wombat” project.