How does a Frame Relay Work?
How does a Frame Relay Work?
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22-Jan-2021
Updated on 22-Jan-2021
Anonymous User
29-Jan-2021The FR(Frame Relay) supports the multiplexing of traffic from multiple connections over a shared physical link.
It involves the use of hardware components, such as packing data from router frames, bridges, and switches, etc. into individual frame relay messages.
Here, Every connection uses a 10_bit Data_Link_Connection_Identifier(DLCI) for unique channel addressing. There are two types of connections:
The PVCs(PermanentVirtualCircuits) for persistent connections intended to be maintained for long periods even if data is not actively transferred.
The SVCs(SwitchedVirtualCircuits) for temporary connections that last only one session.
The FrameRelay then places the data in a variable-size unit called a frame and leaves any necessary error correction (data retransmission) until the endpoints, speeding up the overall transmission of data.
The Features of frame relay: