4 hours

Some knowledge of wide area networks as outlined in the course WAN Technologies; Introduction to X.25 Networking, X.25 Protocols and Operation, and Fast Packet Technologies would also be useful

To enable the student to implement and manage a Frame Relay interface and network

After this course the student should be able to:
1. Outline the advantages Frame Relay has to offer and explain why the Frame Relay method of handling errors contributes to the speed of the network
2. Give an example of a commonly used Frame Relay protocol type and outline its operation
3. Explain how frames are routed on a Frame Relay network
4. Discuss the concept of CIR

4 hours

Some knowledge of wide area networks as outlined in the course WAN Technologies; Introduction to X.25 Networking, X.25 Protocols and Operation, and Fast Packet Technologies would also be useful; the course Frame Relay: Concepts and Operation is essential

To enable the student to implement and manage a Frame Relay interface and network

After this course the student should be able to:
1. interpret in detail the fields of a Frame Relay frame, explaining the functions and operations of flags, bit stuffing, the DLCI, EA, BECN, FECN, and DE bits, and the FCS operation
2. explain the purpose of an LMI and describe the three LMI message types