Complete Protocol dictionary, glossary and reference

Wellfleet BOFL: Wellfleet Breath of Life

Wellfleet Breath of Life (Wellfleet BOFL) is a proprietary header of Bay Networks (now part of Nortel) used as a line sensing protocol on Ethernet LANs to detect transmitter jams. Synchronous lines run WFLT STD protocols to determine if the line is up and Dial backup PPP lines.

Standard Organization

BAY Networks / Nortel

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