Erik Mintz wrote: > > The short answer is no. > > Server1 requests a file from Server2. > At router Chicago, a frame is created with a remote > destination DLCI 100. > Encapsulated in that frame is the packet with a destination of > Server 1.FR > is a layer two protocol. It only has info to forward the packet > to the > remote switch with DLCI 100. This is defined by the PVC mapping. > > Yes, shorter path would be to use the frame cloud to send it > to DLCI 99 > directly. However, DLCI 86 and DLCI 99 are DTE devices that are > not aware of > each other. > > If the frame was addressed to DLCI 99 directly, it would be > dropped by the > carrier as a violation of the defined map. Since there are only > ten bits > available for addressing, DLCI numbers are reused for different > customers. > > Chicago Miami > [Server2] [Server 1] > /\ /\ > DLCI 99 DLCI 86 > |____ ------| > | | > DLCI 100 DLCI 200 > |/\-----{HUB SITE}-----/\| > > > Erik Mintz > > > ---------- > >From: "Aaron Ajello" > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: FR concept question [7:71263] > >Date: Tue, Jun 24, 2003, 1:05 PM > > > > > This is probably a very simple concept question, but I've > asked a couple > > people and haven't gotten a solid answer. > > > > If I've got two frame relay spoke sites connected point to > point with a hub > > site and a server in one spoke site copies a file to a server > in the other > > spoke site, does all the traffic pass through the hub site, > or is it > > switched within the frame cloud? > > > > I guess what I'm wondering is does a frame cloud act somewhat > like a lan, > > where initially packets will go through the default gateway > and be routed > > and then the following packets will be switched? > > > > thanks. > >
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