Multi-Tech Systems FR3060, FR3100/V8 manual Introduction, MultiFRAD 3000-Series

MultiFRAD 3000-Series User Guide

Introduction

Welcome to Multi-Tech's new MultiFRAD 3000 series, a Frame Relay Access Device (FRAD) that encapsulates data streams from the voice/fax channels, data channels, and LAN devices into frame relay frames. The MultiFRAD 3000 series contains six or ten syncronous or asynchronous data channels, four or eight Voice/Fax channels, a 10M bps Ethernet port, and a composite link that connects to a common carrier frame relay network service, private frame relay network, or a point-to-point network. The MultiFRAD 3000 series also provides additional features of data over IP and hub capabilities that allow multiple MultiFRAD 3000’s to be connected together, increasing the number of available data channels.

The MultiFRAD 3000 series has six model numbers that include FR3060 which allows up to six data channel devices such as multiplexers to be connected to its RS232 data channels, an Ethernet LAN connection for IP or IPX routing or bridging of other protocols, an RS232 command port, and a composite link for access to a Frame Relay Network. The FR3100 allows up to ten devices to be connected, along with the Ethernet port, command port, and composite link connections. Voice/Fax capabilities can be added to the two base models allowing either 4 Voice/ Fax channels or 8 Voice/Fax channels on either model. The 4-channel model with 6-data channels is referred to as model FR3060/V4. The 8-channel voice/fax capability with 10-data channels is referred to as FR3100/V8.

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Figure 1. MultiFRAD 3000-Series

Note: At this time, the MultiFRAD does not support voice/fax operation in a Point-to-Point configuration. Voice/fax operation is only supported over a frame relay network.

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