Frame Relay Flashcards
In a frame relay environment, what equipment is considered the DCE?
The frame relay switch
A name for the keepalive messages between the frame switch and the router.
LMI
What does LMI stand for?
Local Management Interface
In FR, what is the access link?
The leased line between FR switch and router.
What 2 organizations are the primary sources for FR standards?
ITU
ANSI
What does ITU stand for?
International Telecommunications Union
What does ANSI stand for?
American National Standards Institute
What’s the most common type of LMI packet?
Status inquiry
What are 2 functions of the LMI Status Inquiry packet?
- Keepalive between DCE and DTE.
- Signal up/down status of VCs.
List the 3 LMI types
- Cisco
- Ansi
- ITU
If you don’t set the LMI type on a frame interface, what does it default to?
It will auto-sense the LMI type that the switch is using.
What are the standards for the ANSI and ITU LMI types?
ANSI - T1.617 Annex D
ITU - Q.933 Annex A
Syntax for configuring Cisco, ANSI, or ITU LMI types.
frame-relay lmi-type {cisco | ansi | 933a}
Syntax to change interface s1/0 to from HDLC to frame relay.
conf t
interface s1/0
encapsulation frame-relay
What options are available for the “encapsulation frame-relay” command?
cisco
ietf