
Configuring Frame Relay Services
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Direct Access Mode
Direct mode describes a service record with one PVC. In direct access mode,
upper-layer protocols treat the frame relay network as a series of point-to-point
connections. The upper-layer protocols view each PVC as an individual network
interface.
Service records in direct access mode:
• Limit broadcasts to one PVC.
• Enable multiple layer 3 networks per interface.
Hybrid Access Mode
Hybrid access mode, as its name implies, combines characteristics of group and
direct access modes. Frame relay hybrid mode enables you to use the same PVCs
for both routing and bridging. It works only for non-fully meshed network
configurations that use:
• Both bridging and routing over a single frame relay interface
• Spanning tree bridging
In a fully meshed network, PVCs exist between each pair of nodes in the network.
In a non-fully meshed network, PVCs exist only between nodes that need to
communicate. Figure 1-6
shows a non-fully meshed network using hybrid mode.
Figure 1-6. Hybrid Mode Configuration, Non-Fully Meshed Network
SITE A
Routing protocol sees
one interface to the network
I
Routing
protocol
Bridge
protocol
I
I
SITE B
Direction of data
Frame relay
network interface
Frame
relay
network
Hybrid PVC
Hybrid PVC
I = Interface to network
Bridge protocol sees two interfaces
to the network
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