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Topic: Frame Relay

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"Maximum Internet Security: A Hackers Guide" by Net Sams

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Rob Verdann,
Afterdark Removalist

The circuit enters on one port as frame relay, but leaves from another port as an ATM circuit.

Mike Enlow,
Internet Marketer

Later in this document you will learn more about ATM and frame relay, and how they work together to form a complete circuit for data transmission.
Frame Relay is used to provide access to the IP service in Australia.
ATM is a bit newer than frame relay, but it has quickly gained popularity and has become a very large part of the internetworking scheme.

Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur

Lucent is a leading provider of telephone systems, while Ascend markets fast data switches (frame relays and asynchronous transfer mode or ATM) particularly to Internet service providers.
ISDN, frame relay, HDLC and other circuit types are also supported at speeds from 56K to FDDI (100Mbit) with support for DS0, T1, DS3, ATM and other interfaces.
You can receive from 64k to T1 speeds Islanet wireless network is the only frame relay and ATM network in Puerto Rico powered by Cisco IGX technology.

Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist

Is Frame Relay more or less reliable than a point-to-point T1?

Dan Toomey,
Computer Salesman

Frame Relay is more pricy but does offer a great solution for those that need a high-speed connection when DSL and Wireless is not available.

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