
Frame Relay Overview
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The FECN and BECN notifications are part of the header in a frame relay data
packet. In a big pipe/little pipe topology (see F
igure 2-10), the central site router
typically sends much more data than it receives. Therefore, the remote site routers
that receive a lot of traffic may be getting large numbers of FECNs, while the
central site router is getting relatively few data packets, and therefore few BECNs,
and is unaware than congestion is occurring. You may need to fine tune the
Congestion Counter and Congestion Timer parameters (see A
ppendix A, “Site
Manager Parameters”), from the default values of 20 FECN or BECN counts per
second to, for example, 10 counts per 5 seconds to account for the differences in
traffic volume from and to the central site.
Figure 2-10. FECNs and BECNs in Big Pipe/Little Pipe Topology
X.213 Priority for SVCs
Some frame relay networks that support SVCs can prioritize SVC data and
connection characters by setting X.213 priority parameters. You configure values
for these parameters at the router, and the frame relay network uses them. See
“Setting X.213 Pr
iorities for SVCs,” in Chapter 3, “Customizing Frame Relay,”
for instructions on configuring X.213 parameters.
Inactivity Timing for SVCs
The Inactivity Timer and Inactivity Timer Mode parameters combine to
automatically disconnect an SVC according to values that you configure for
amount of time and the direction that data is flowing over the SVC. You can
configure these parameters to apply to all SVCs in a service record, and you can
also configure them for individual SVCs.
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Remote site B
Remote site D
Remote site C
Flow of most traffic
Central site A
BECNs (few)
FECNs
FECNs
FECNs
(many)
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