Zhone Technologies 600, 900 Fully Meshed vs. Partially Meshed, Fully Meshed Frame Relay Network

IPR Card Fully Meshed vs. Partially Meshed

8.5Fully Meshed vs. Partially Meshed

8.5.1Fully Meshed Frame Relay Network

A single IP network number (or subnet) is assigned to an entire Frame Relay network. Most data links (such as Ethernet) assume transitivity on a logical network; that is, if node A can talk to node B, and node B can talk to node C, then node A should be able to talk to node C. This is not true on Frame Relay networks unless they are fully meshed. Figure 8-5shows an example of a fully meshed frame relay network with full connectivity. All routers have a link to each other.

Router B

Router A Router D

Router C

Router E

Figure 8-5. Fully Meshed Frame Relay Network with Full Connectivity

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