Appendix B. OSI Model and Frame Relay Technology Overview

gotiation of the bandwidth parameters during the circuit setup. SVCs are currently unavailable from most frame relay providers, and ATLAS only supports PVCs.

PVC Physical Connections

Figure B-1 illustrates three PVCs being delivered over one physical circuit. The frame relay switch within the frame relay provider’s circuit makes a physical connection for each PVC. Each of the PVCs could connect to a dif- ferent physical location at the other end of the circuit. Figure B-2 illustrates a frame relay network topology.

 

PVC

X

 

 

768

 

 

 

 

kbps

 

PVC

 

 

 

32

Z

 

PVCY

kbps

 

 

 

 

 

 

128

kbps

 

 

 

 

Figure B-1. Three Virtual Circuits in One Physical Circuit

 

 

B

 

Frame Relay

Frame Relay/Router

 

Network

 

A

Virtual circuit X

C

 

Virtual circuit Y

 

Frame Relay/Router

Virtual circuit Z

Frame Relay/Router

 

 

 

D

 

 

Frame Relay/Router

Figure B-2. Frame Relay Network using Virtual Circuits

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ADTRAN 550 user manual Figure B-1. Three Virtual Circuits in One Physical Circuit