Flooding Glossary Definition

Flooding is an attack that attempts to cause a failure in a system by providing more input than the system can process properly.

Flooding is a Network switching or Ethernet concept used to forward frames, segment traffic, and operate local or data-center networks.

In security and compliance work, this term helps teams describe controls, risks, identity practices, standards, audits, or protective technologies. It is relevant when managing access, reducing exposure, documenting safeguards, or demonstrating accountability.

This concept appears in LAN design, campus networks, data-center fabrics, segmentation, cabling plans, and switch configuration documentation.

Related concepts include Routing.

Additional Resource: IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Standard.