Benefits of Frame Relay (cont’d)
Consolidation of LAN, SNA, On-net Voice, and/or Packetized Video
- Simplifies Network Architecture
- Reduces Operations and Administrative Costs
- Improves Application Performance and Network Efficiency
Smooth migration to ATM
- Service and Network Interworking with ATM (FRF.5 and FRF.8)
Notes:
Benefits of Frame Relay (continued)
• Frame relay can support multiple protocols and applications including LAN, SNA, on-net voice, and packetized video. End users can migrate from multiple parallel networks deployed to support each application to a single frame relay network. Simplification has many benefits including reducing costs, improving reliability and performance, and simplifying planning and re-engineering.
Frame Relay is enhanced by the ability to smoothly migrate to ATM when higher capacity is required. Allowing the customers to use get started with the more complex ATM in a gradual fashion. Learn the complexities and then apply them to the network as needed.