Bridged connections for frame relay

The iSeries™ system allows frame-relay connections to remote local area networks (LANs) that support the bridged frame-relay formats defined by the Frame-Relay Forum IA 3.1. Most bridges, routers, and communication controllers support these formats.

Note: You can use the iSeries system to bridge Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking (APPN) networks, and the integrated frame-relay support can eliminate the need for a bridge between the iSeries system and the frame-relay network. However, the iSeries system does not provide a complete, integrated bridging function.

Bridged frame-relay connections support both Systems Network Architecture (SNA) and TCP/IP data traffic by encapsulating the token-ring, Ethernet, or distributed data interface (DDI) frames within the frame-relay packet.