
Configuring Layer 2 Protocols (Frame Relay, PPP, HDLC) T1/E1 WAN Configuration Guide
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The following commands specify the configuration parameters required for a standard frame relay
sub-interfaces
(config)#interface fr 1.16
(config-fr 1.16)#frame-relay interface-dlci 16
(config-fr 1.16)#frame-relay bc 768000
(config-fr 1.16)#frame-relay be 768000
(config-fr 1.16)#ip address 192.168.72.1 /30
(config-fr 1.16)#no shutdown
(config-fr 1.16)#exit
Multilink Frame Relay Operation
Multilink frame relay operation increases bandwidth on your frame relay service by aggregating
multiple physical links into a single logical bundle. All the physical links in a multilink bundle are
treated as a single entity by the system, allowing each PVC on the connection to dynamically share the
total bandwidth of the bundle. Single data packets can be fragmented into smaller pieces which may or
may not be transmitted to the network over the same physical link. Multilink frame relay devices
balance the transmitted information to evenly use all the physical links in a bundle.
AOS products support multilink frame relay (FRF.16), requiring that the multilink operation be
supported from the network provider. Remote side frame relay connections are unaffected by multilink
operation; the multilink FRF.16 functionality provides an effective way to increase the total bandwidth
at a single site between the frame relay device and the network provider.
Physical links can be dynamically added and removed from the logical bundle, so a failure on one
physical link does not halt the overall operation of the bundle. Since all PVCs have access to the entire
bundle bandwidth, failure of a single physical connection in the bundle does not decrease efficiency.
Multilink frame relay requires minimal configuration in your AOS product. You must first enable
multilink operation on the frame relay interface (not sub-interface) and then cross-connect the multiple
physical interfaces to the single frame relay interface. Optionally, you can set a bundle ID (label for the
bundle), but the AOS will automatically define one based on the specified frame relay interface. For
example, if multilink operation is enabled on a frame relay interface labeled fr 1, the bundle ID
becomes mfr1 (with the 1 corresponding to the label of the frame relay interface). Bundle IDs can be
character strings containing 1 to 48 characters. Manually defining the bundle ID can make it easier to
differentiate between bundles in systems with more than one multilink bundle. In systems with a single
multilink bundle, leaving the bundle ID to the default value is the easiest solution.
Labeling the frame relay sub-interfaces using the DLCI (such as 1.16 indicating a DLCI of
16) is useful for quickly determining (from a configuration printout) which sub-interface
corresponds to which PVC.
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