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["Srinivas P." <srinivas.pitta@wipro.com>]

Refer to Frame Relay forum's FRF.8 and FRF.5 recommendations.


Srinivas P.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Joel Estes <joele@uma.com>
Date: Thursday, April 20, 2000 12:12 PM
Subject: CR: Re: FR / ATM Internetworking



Kim Booth wrote:
> 
> ATM packets are called cells.
> 
> You can use several cells to carry a FR packet by "segmenting" the big
> packet into handy bite-size chunks.
> 
> Search for AAL5 and see what you find
> 
> :o)
> 
> Kim Booth
> Engineering Manager
> Metrodata Limited Blenheim House, Crabtree Office Village Eversley Way,
> Egham, Surrey, TW20 8RY, UK
> tel: +44 (0) 1784 744708 fax: +44 (0) 1784 744730
> http: www.metrodata.co.uk e-mail: kim.booth@metrodata.co.uk
> 
> <jessmcclelland@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> 8d2nd9$dvq$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:8d2nd9$dvq$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > I am a little bit in the lurch about how an ATM switch recives FR
> > packets and converts/tranlates/encapsulates? into an ATM packet.  If FR
> > packets are variable in length and how do they fit into a 53 octet
> > packet???
> >
> > jessman
> >
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Before you buy.

The standard for F/R interworking with ATM is
FRF.5 and FRF.8:

http://www.frforum.com/5000/Approved/FRF.5/frf5.pdf

http://www.frforum.com/5000/Approved/FRF.8/frf8.pdf
Regardz(tm),
Joel Estes