Lab 6 – Configuring Frame Relay

Lab 6 – Configuring Frame Relay

Submitted by

Cairn O'Donoghue

1) Introduction

2) Overview of Protocols

3) Hardware Setup

4) Software Setup

5) Events

a. Software Setup (Part 2)

6) Results

7) Conclusion

8) References

Introduction:

The object of this lab is to interconnect three routers in a hub and spoke frame relay configuration. Atlanta is the hub router and Orlando and Houston are the spoke routers. The Frame Relay connections will be established using Frame Relay point-to-point connections over sub-interfaces from Atlanta to each spoke router. Routing will be established using static routes on the hub router and default routes on all spoke routers. The frame relay switches have already been configured within the cloud.

Frame Relay is a protocol standard for LAN internetworking which provides a fast and efficient method of transmitting information from a user device to LAN bridges and routers.

The Frame Relay protocol uses a frame structured similar to that of LAPD, except that the frame header is replaced by a 2-byte Frame Relay header field. The Frame Relay header contains the user-specified DLCI field, which is the destination address of the frame. It also contains congestion and status signals which the network sends to the user

There are four tasks in this lab with mini tasks inside each.

Task 1: Configure Frame Relay and Static Routing on the Hub Router

Task 2: Configure Frame Relay and Default routing on the Spoke Routers

Task 3: Configure Frame Relay Cloud

Task 4: Verify Connectivity

After you have completed the four steps you should be able to ping from the hub router to the spoke router.

Overview of Protocols.

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