
Dial Services Overview
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In Figure 1-4, remote Routers A, B, and C are connecting to the central Router D
through a frame relay network, dialing into the network across ISDN lines. Router
D connects to the network across a leased line.
The permanent virtual circuits (PVCs) in this network can be either fully meshed
or non-fully meshed, allowing Routers A, B, C, and D to connect to one another.
With the dial connection between the routers and the frame relay network, each
router can dial into the network and communicate with one another, provided that
the PVCs are set up properly and the physical and logical connections are active.
Configuring Frame Relay to Work Optimally with Dial-on-Demand
How frame relay demand circuits operate depends on how your frame relay
service provider defines the user network interface (UNI), the point between the
router and the service provider. The service provider defines the UNI dynamically
or statically.
If the UNI is dynamic, it changes for each call. This means that the PVCs may be
different for each call, but they direct data to the same destination. The router
initially learns the PVCs when it calls the frame relay switch. If the UNI is static,
the user has defined the PVCs and can configure them for the router. The UNI
remains the same for all calls.
For a frame relay demand configuration to work well, follow these guidelines:
• You must have a PVC configured before you place a call.
For data to activate a demand circuit (instead of using Force Dial), the router
must learn at least one PVC from the frame relay switch before it can place a
call. However, to learn the PVCs, the router must call the switch, which it
cannot do.
For a dynamic UNI, you need to statically configure at least one PVC on the
router that is not configured for the switch. The static PVC acts as a “fake”
PVC that the router uses only to place an initial call to the switch. To
configure a static PVC, you set the frame relay Data Link Connection
Identifier (DLCI) to a number other than the number the switch provider
assigns, assuming you know the range of possible DLCIs. The static PVC is
still valid if you happen to use a number that the switch provider uses. For
information about configuring PVCs, see Configuring Frame Relay Services.
For a static UNI, the user configures the PVCs. A “fake” PVC is unnecessary.
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