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<h1 class="topictitle1">Frame relay</h1>
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<div><p><em>Frame relay</em> is a communications networking protocol
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that defines how frames are routed through a fast-packet network based on
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the address field in the frame. Frame relay takes advantage of the reliability
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of data communications networks to minimize the error checking done by the
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network nodes. This provides a packet-switching protocol similar to but much
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faster than the X.25 standard.</p>
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<p>The high speed that you can obtain through frame-relay networks makes them
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well suited for wide area network (WAN) connectivity. Administrators commonly
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use frame relay to connect two or more local area network (LAN) bridges over
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large distances.</p>
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<p>The following figure shows the frame format that frame-relay networks use.</p>
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<div class="fignone"><span class="figcap">Figure 1. Frame format that frame-relay networks use</span><br /><img src="rzak3510.gif" alt="Frame format that frame-relay
networks use" /><br /></div>
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<p>Frame-relay network architecture is based on the integrated systems digital
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network (ISDN) packet-mode bearer services. <a href="#overview__rzak3standard">Table 1</a> shows
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the standards, either pending or approved, that define the services and the
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user-to-network interface of frame-relay networks.</p>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><a name="overview__rzak3standard"><!-- --></a><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="overview__rzak3standard" class="singleborder" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption>Table 1. ANSI and equivalent ITU-T standards</caption><thead align="left"><tr valign="bottom"><th align="left" valign="bottom" width="50%" id="d0e37">ANSI standard</th>
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<th align="left" valign="bottom" width="50%" id="d0e39">Equivalent ITU-T standard</th>
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<tbody><tr valign="bottom"><td align="left" valign="bottom" width="50%" headers="d0e37 ">T1.606, Frame Relay Bearer Services (FRBS) Architectural
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Framework</td>
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<td align="left" valign="bottom" width="50%" headers="d0e39 ">I.233, ISDN Frame Mode Bearer Service</td>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td align="left" valign="bottom" width="50%" headers="d0e37 ">T1.618, FRBS Core Aspects</td>
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<td align="left" valign="bottom" width="50%" headers="d0e39 ">Q.922, ISDN Extended Data Link (LAP-E)</td>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td align="left" valign="bottom" width="50%" headers="d0e37 ">T1.617, FRBS Signaling</td>
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<td align="left" valign="bottom" width="50%" headers="d0e39 ">Q.933, Frame Mode Bearer Services (FMBS) Signaling</td>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td align="left" valign="bottom" width="50%" headers="d0e37 ">T1.606 Addendum 1, FRBS Congestion Management</td>
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<td align="left" valign="bottom" width="50%" headers="d0e39 ">I.370, ISDN FMBS Congestion Management</td>
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<p>The IBM<sup>®</sup> <span><img src="eserver.gif" alt="eServer" /></span> iSeries™ system
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implementation of frame-relay network support uses protocol headers as defined
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in the TCP/IP Request for Comment 1490 (RFC 1490).</p>
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<p>Frame-relay networks achieve their greater efficiency by
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minimizing the error checking done by nodes within the network. For Systems
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Network Architecture (SNA), iSeries frame-relay support uses IEEE 802.2 logical
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link control to provide flow control and error recovery functions (see <a href="#overview__rzak3implement">Figure 2</a>).</p>
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<div class="fignone" id="overview__rzak3implement"><a name="overview__rzak3implement"><!-- --></a><span class="figcap">Figure 2. iSeries implementation of frame-relay
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networking</span><br /><img src="rzak3511.gif" alt="iSeries implementation of
frame-relay networking" /><br /></div>
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<p>As indicated above, you can make the connection between
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the iSeries system
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and the frame-relay network by using X.21, V.35, or RS-449 physical interfaces.</p>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzak3printingme.htm">Printable PDF</a></strong><br />
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Use this to view and print a PDF of this topic.</li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzak3rzak3frnetconfig.htm">Network connections for frame relay</a></strong><br />
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The IBM <span><img src="eserver.gif" alt="eServer" /></span> iSeries system provides support for direct
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and bridged frame-relay network connections.</li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzak3rzak3physenviron.htm">Physical environment for frame relay</a></strong><br />
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This topic provides information about interface options for connecting equipment to a frame-relay network.</li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzak3rzak3frconfigs.htm">Configurations for frame relay</a></strong><br />
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This topic provides information about options for the frame-relay network configuration.</li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzak3rzak3configob.htm">Configuration objects for frame relay</a></strong><br />
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There are several options for network interface description, line description, and controller description.</li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzak3rzak3addconsid.htm">Frame-relay addressing</a></strong><br />
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This topic provides information about addressing for direct and bridged connections.</li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzak3rzak3formats.htm">Routing characteristics for frame relay</a></strong><br />
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This topic provides information about how data is routed through a frame-relay network.</li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzak3rzak3sizeconsid.htm">Maximum frame-size parameter requirements for frame relay</a></strong><br />
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This topic helps you determine the value of the maximum frame size.</li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzak3rzak3perftunparms.htm">Tune frame-relay performance</a></strong><br />
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<span>This topic provides information about adjusting
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parameters for greater network performance.</span></li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzak3rzak3lmi.htm">Local management interface</a></strong><br />
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This topic provides information about parameters specifying how status information is exchanged between the frame-relay network and the systems attached to it.</li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzak3rzak3scenarios.htm">Scenarios: Frame-relay configuration</a></strong><br />
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<span>This topic provides examples of frame-relay configurations.</span></li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzak3rzak3related.htm">Related information for frame relay</a></strong><br />
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Listed here is a manual that relates to the Frame relay topic. You can view or print the PDF.</li>
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