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7. Glossary 7.1.1.Bandwidth Utilization
The historical percentage of packets received as compared to total bandwidth.
7.1.2.BOOTP
Boot protocol used to load the operating system or configuration settings for devices
connected to the network.
7.1.3.Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol
(DVMRP)
A distance-vector-style routing protocol used for routing multicast datagrams through the
Internet. DVMRP combines many of the features of RIP with Reverse Path
Broadcasting (RPB).
7.1.4.GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP)
Defines a way for switches to exchange VLAN information in order to register necessary
VLAN members on ports along the Spanning Tree so that VLANs defined in each switch
can work automatically over a Spanning Tree network.
7.1.5.Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP)
GARP is a protocol that can be used by endstations and switches to register and
propagate multicast group membership information in a switched environment so that
multicast data frames are propagated only to those parts of a switched LAN containing
registered endstations. Formerly called Group Address Registration Protocol.
7.1.6.Group Attribute Registration Protocol
See Generic Attribute Registration Protocol.
7.1.7.Generic Multicast Registration Protocol (GMRP)
GMRP allows network devices to register endstations with multicast groups. GMRP
requires that any participating network devices or endstations comply with the IEEE
802.1p standard.
7.1.8.ICMP Router Discovery
ICMP Router Discovery message is an alternative router discovery method that uses a