
Configuring Frame Relay Services
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In this example, the bridge receives data from site A. If the bridge does not
recognize the destination address, it tries to direct traffic through another bridge
port. However, without hybrid access mode configured, the frame relay bridge
port views the paths to site A and site B as the same path. Because the bridge does
not send out data on the same port from which it just received data, the bridge
does not direct the data to site B. In this case, you should use hybrid access mode.
If you define the PVCs in hybrid mode (see Figure 2-6
on page 2-17), each PVC
acts as a separate bridge port. This enables the bridge running on the frame relay
interface to view the traffic from site A as arriving on a different port than that of
site B. When the bridge sends out data, it sends it out from all ports, including the
port that has access to site B. Therefore, data from site A can reach site B.
You configure hybrid mode by enabling the hybrid mode PVC parameter. For
instructions, see “Configuring Hybrid Mode for PVCs” on page 3-20.
Source Routing
Source routing is the method by which a bridge sends data across two networks.
The router supports source routing over frame relay networks, using RFC 1490
standard frame relay data encapsulation.
To configure source routing, see Configuring Bridging Services.
RFC 1490
RFC 1490 defines the encapsulation method for sending data across a frame relay
network. Bay Networks routers implement RFC 1490 for all protocols that Bay
Networks supports over frame relay networks.
Address Resolution for PVCs
Address resolution for PVCs maps a remote network address such as an IP
address to a local DLCI number. For most protocols that you configure for a frame
relay interface, the router performs address resolution automatically. However, IP,
AppleTalk, and VINES
use the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP). ARP
dynamically generates an ARP table of addresses and DLCI numbers by sending
messages back and forth to each network node to gather address information. This
process increases broadcast traffic across the network.
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