Implementing the Frame Relay Solution
Frame Relay is a packet switching technology widely used in WAN (Wide Area Networks) with high throughput rates and good response times. Frame Relay provides the ability to multiplex several logical connections over a single physical link and to dynamically allocate bandwidth.Implementing the data link layer in hardware results in fast data processing. Software, relieved from low-level tasks, can more efficiently process higher layers of the protocol, such as signaling, local management, or congestion control.
In order to implement a complete Frame Relay solution, the Frame Relay SCC module has to interface to a physical layer transceiver appropriate to the transmission technology used. The transceiver connection is a serial 4-wire interface. On the system side, the module interfaces with an embedded processor, which runs software implementing higher layers of the protocol.
