What is a primary result of a network loop occurring within a switched environment?
Routing loops
Broadcast storm
Duplicated IP addresses
MAC address instability
A network loop in a switched (Layer 2) environment creates a condition where broadcast frames are forwarded endlessly between switches. This results in a broadcast storm, which quickly consumes all available bandwidth and swamps switch CPUs, effectively bringing the network down. While MAC address instability (where a switch's MAC address table constantly changes as it sees the same device on multiple ports) is also a symptom of a network loop, the broadcast storm is the most immediate and severe result. Duplicated IP addresses and routing loops are Layer 3 issues, not direct results of a Layer 2 switching loop.
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