Frame Relay Technologies Frame Access
Part Number: FRT-FA800

Model 800 Frame Access Base Unit Frame Relay Switch with Two RS-232 Ports and an Ethernet Port. Features LMI and Annex-D User Network Interfaces and Low Latency (10ms or Less).


The FrameAccess product family are small frame relay switches, targeted for low-cost access to public or private frame relay networks. They combine LAN and WAN interfaces with FrameNet switching software into a single, low-cost Frame Relay switch Access Device (FRAD).

The FA600 includes an Ethernet interface and one serial port while the FA800 and FA1000 include an Ethernet interface and two serial ports. FrameAccess provides full support of public frame relay standards for congestion management, FECN, BECN, DE and supports up to 998 DLCIs. They automatically learn their local DLCI plus all of the PVCs allowed from the public network switch interface. This feature eliminates the manual DLCI and PVC administration found in other FRAD products.

The LAN ports allow direct connection of Ethernet networks to frame relay networks and are totally transparent to other network devices. They automatically learn MAC and IP addresses plus automatically determine all paths and routes. This feature enables any to any connectivity in networks of all sizes or topologies. This feature also eliminates the administration of IP routing tables. FrameAccess performs frame switching of IP, IPX and XNS protocols, eliminating the need for access routers. Traditional non-routable protocols are switched based on source and destination addresses. The SNAroute feature provides the ability to move SNA data via Data Frame Switching (DFS) without IP encapsulation.

SNA is supported using three modes:

  1. Transparent Transport - PU4 to PU2 and PU4 to PU4
  2. Multi-Drop - In a Private or Hybrid Network, Multi-Drop Circuits Can Be Used
  3. Guaranteed Delivery - Switched Packet Level Priority Trunking Guarantees SNA Data Integrity and Timely Delivery. The FrameAccess Family is "Enabling Technology" Offering Unique Power and Flexibility for Remote Office Access
  • LMI and Annex-D User Network Interfaces
  • Very Low Latency of 10ms or Less
  • Low-Cost Frame Relay Access Switches
  • Configurable Quality of Service
  • Transport Layer Switch with Upper Layer Intelligence
  • Auto-Learns Source and Destination Addresses
  • Auto-Learns Local and Remote DLCIs
  • Any to Any Connectivity with One DLCI per Remote
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