AI2524 Router Card User’s Manual
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Disable or Reenable Frame Relay Inverse ARP
Frame Relay Inverse ARP is a method of building dynamic address
mappings in Frame Relay networks running IP and Novell IPX. In-
verse ARP allows the router or access server to discover the protocol
address of a device associated with the virtual circuit.
Inverse ARP creates dynamic ad dres s mappings, as contras ted with
the frame-relay map command, w hich defines static mappings
between a specific protocol address and a specific DLCI.
Inverse ARP is enabled by default but can be disabled explicitly for a
given protocol and DLCI pair. Disable or reenable Inverse ARP under
these conditions:
zDisable Inverse ARP for a selected protocol and DLCI pair when
you know that the protocol is not supported on the o ther end of th
connection.
zReenable Inverse ARP for a protocol and DLCI pair if conditions
or equipment change and the protocol is then supported on the oth-
er end of the connection.
Note: If you change from a point-to-point subinterface to a
multipoint subinterface, then change the subin terface
number. Frame Relay Inverse ARP will be on by default,
and no further action is required.
You do not need to enable or disable Inverse ARP if you have a point-
to-point interface, because there is on ly a single destination and dis-
covery is not required.
To select Inverse ARP or disable it, perform one of these tasks in in-
terface configuration mode:
zEnable Frame Relay Inverse ARP for a specific protocol and
DLCI pair, only if it was previously disabled.
frame-relay inverse-arp

protocol dlci

zDisable Frame Relay Inverse AR P for a specific protocol and
DLCI pair.
no frame relay inverse-arp

protocol dlci

Create a Broadcast Queue for an Interface
Very large Frame Relay networks might have performance problems
when many DLCIs terminat e in a single router or access server that
must replicate routing updates and service ad vert isi ng updates on each
DLCI. The updates can consume access-link bandwid th and cause sig-
nificant latency variations in user traffic; the updates can also consum