# Introduction to Frame-Relay for CCNA Students **URL:** \ **Category:** Lessons Discussion\ **Created:** [December 22, 2016, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/introduction-to-frame-relay-for-ccna-students/905 "2016-12-22T00:49:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ReneMolenaar](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/user_avatar/forum.networklessons.com/renemolenaar/32/488_2.png) [@ReneMolenaar](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/ReneMolenaar)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/introduction-to-frame-relay-for-ccna-students/905/1 "2016-12-22T00:49:34Z")
This topic is to discuss the following lesson: > **[Introduction to Frame-Relay](https://networklessons.com/wide-area-network/introduction-to-frame-relay)** > > Frame-relay is an older WAN technology. In this lesson, I'll explain to you how PVCs, DLCIs, LMI work and more! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/uploads/default/original/1X/1d2ef66728c7fbac8377748594345a3f474fce5f.png) [@system](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/introduction-to-frame-relay-for-ccna-students/905/2 "2013-05-22T12:08:01Z")
Hi Rene, This is very good explanation about frame realy to understand frame-realy technology. Thanks so much for giving this information to all Networking negineers. I am doing CCIE Security please help me how to do the study for CCIE security because I am doing job as well in IT MNC company. Khandesha Kothale ---
**Author:** ![system](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/uploads/default/original/1X/1d2ef66728c7fbac8377748594345a3f474fce5f.png) [@system](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2013, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/introduction-to-frame-relay-for-ccna-students/905/4 "2013-09-01T12:13:01Z")
Router Frodo will now know it can reach IP address 192.168.12.1 by sending traffic through the PVC with DLCI 102. Router Gandalf will know that it can reach IP address 192.168.12.1 through the PVC with DLCI 201. its should be 192.168.12.2 if i am ri8 by sending traffic through dlci 102 ---
**Author:** ![ReneMolenaar](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/user_avatar/forum.networklessons.com/renemolenaar/32/488_2.png) [@ReneMolenaar](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/ReneMolenaar)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/introduction-to-frame-relay-for-ccna-students/905/5 "2013-09-02T19:35:37Z")
Hi Anirban, You are right, just fixed this error. Rene ---
**Author:** ![system](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/uploads/default/original/1X/1d2ef66728c7fbac8377748594345a3f474fce5f.png) [@system](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2013, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/introduction-to-frame-relay-for-ccna-students/905/6 "2013-09-08T14:53:57Z")
Nice explanation Rene…keep up the good work… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/uploads/default/original/1X/1d2ef66728c7fbac8377748594345a3f474fce5f.png) [@system](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/introduction-to-frame-relay-for-ccna-students/905/7 "2013-09-09T06:04:25Z")
simply put and understandable, though i have a small doubt. The commands: ``` #frame-relay map ip , AND #interface se0/0 interface-dlci ``` Do these two commands mean the same thing? i have tried using either one of them and frame-relay just works fine.. its created this confusion , whether one of the commands might have a different purpose. e.g . like on a frame-relay switch or something??? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/uploads/default/original/1X/1d2ef66728c7fbac8377748594345a3f474fce5f.png) [@system](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 6:05am UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/introduction-to-frame-relay-for-ccna-students/905/8 "2013-09-09T06:05:56Z")
the first command is : router(config) # frame-relay map ip ---
**Author:** ![ReneMolenaar](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/user_avatar/forum.networklessons.com/renemolenaar/32/488_2.png) [@ReneMolenaar](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/ReneMolenaar)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/introduction-to-frame-relay-for-ccna-students/905/9 "2013-09-09T18:42:12Z")
Hi Ugyen, The frame-relay interface-dlci command is meant for point-to-point frame-relay connections and basically it means “This DLCI belongs to this interface”. It is used often on sub-interfaces because the router doesn’t know which DLCI belongs to which sub-interface. By default all DLCI numbers are assigned to the physical interface… The frame-relay map command is different, it is used to map layer 2 information (DLCI) to a layer 3 address (IP address). We use this on frame-relay multipoint interfaces where we can reach multiple routers through the same PVC. Hope this helps. Rene ---
**Author:** ![system](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/uploads/default/original/1X/1d2ef66728c7fbac8377748594345a3f474fce5f.png) [@system](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 9:33am UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/introduction-to-frame-relay-for-ccna-students/905/10 "2013-09-12T09:33:14Z")
Hi, Nice explanation, just found a small error …in frame-relay map table you mentioned the same IP in both table, however, it should be…102 with 192.16812.2 and 201 with 192.168.12.‘1’… please correct me if I am mistaken. ---
**Author:** ![ReneMolenaar](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/user_avatar/forum.networklessons.com/renemolenaar/32/488_2.png) [@ReneMolenaar](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/ReneMolenaar)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/introduction-to-frame-relay-for-ccna-students/905/11 "2013-09-25T15:57:24Z")
Hi Muhammad, You are right, I should change the picture 😉 Rene ---
**Author:** ![system](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/uploads/default/original/1X/1d2ef66728c7fbac8377748594345a3f474fce5f.png) [@system](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/introduction-to-frame-relay-for-ccna-students/905/13 "2013-10-10T21:13:46Z")
Hi Rene, Really a gr8…explanation. Now I understand actual Frame Relay concept…Thanks once again, I think now in Network MPLS is used instead of Frame Relay…may be I have wrong…but please explain me difference between this MPLS vs Frame Relay…? Waiting for your reply, Imran Ghumara ---
**Author:** ![ReneMolenaar](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/user_avatar/forum.networklessons.com/renemolenaar/32/488_2.png) [@ReneMolenaar](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/ReneMolenaar)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2013, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/introduction-to-frame-relay-for-ccna-students/905/14 "2013-10-23T08:47:03Z")
Hi Imran, Frame-relay is pretty old and you won’t see it in networks anymore. MPLS is very popular nowadays but it’s a completely different protocol compared to frame-relay…hard to explain in a few sentences here. I’ll write some more tutorials on MPLS in the future to explain it. Rene ---
**Author:** ![system](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/uploads/default/original/1X/1d2ef66728c7fbac8377748594345a3f474fce5f.png) [@system](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/introduction-to-frame-relay-for-ccna-students/905/16 "2014-06-06T13:06:18Z")
Thanks but give also the configuration parameters under frame relay ---
**Author:** ![ReneMolenaar](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/user_avatar/forum.networklessons.com/renemolenaar/32/488_2.png) [@ReneMolenaar](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/ReneMolenaar)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 8:08am UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/introduction-to-frame-relay-for-ccna-students/905/18 "2014-06-25T08:08:54Z")
You are welcome iLeana and thanks 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ReneMolenaar](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/user_avatar/forum.networklessons.com/renemolenaar/32/488_2.png) [@ReneMolenaar](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/ReneMolenaar)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/introduction-to-frame-relay-for-ccna-students/905/19 "2014-06-25T08:46:05Z")
The configuration examples for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint are here: > **[How to configure Frame-Relay Point-to-Point](https://networklessons.com/frame-relay/how-to-configure-frame-relay-point-to-point)** > > In this lesson, you will learn how to configure a Frame-Relay Point-to-Point network on Cisco IOS routers. > **[How to configure Frame-Relay Point-to-Multipoint](https://networklessons.com/frame-relay/how-to-configure-frame-relay-point-to-multipoint)** > > In this lesson, you will learn how to configure frame-relay point-to-multipoint using physical and sub-interfaces. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/uploads/default/original/1X/1d2ef66728c7fbac8377748594345a3f474fce5f.png) [@system](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2014, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/introduction-to-frame-relay-for-ccna-students/905/20 "2014-08-21T09:54:53Z")
Thank you so much rene,ur article made me to master 60% of frame relay next configuration… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/uploads/default/original/1X/1d2ef66728c7fbac8377748594345a3f474fce5f.png) [@system](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 6:25am UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/introduction-to-frame-relay-for-ccna-students/905/21 "2014-09-18T06:25:22Z")
I think we cannot be more clear about basics of frame relay ---
**Author:** ![ravisanglikar911](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/977dab/32.png) [@ravisanglikar911](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/ravisanglikar911)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 9:03am UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/introduction-to-frame-relay-for-ccna-students/905/22 "2014-10-12T09:03:54Z")
thanks rene. great explantion. ---
**Author:** ![chris.m.chavez](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@chris.m.chavez](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/chris.m.chavez)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/introduction-to-frame-relay-for-ccna-students/905/24 "2015-07-06T11:08:38Z")
Rene, Thanks that answered a lot of my questions. ---
**Author:** ![iamhere64](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@iamhere64](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/iamhere64)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/introduction-to-frame-relay-for-ccna-students/905/25 "2015-08-09T20:25:04Z")
Rene, Can u explained the steps involved after u completed and order for a VC. What is the service provider obligation/responsibilities to get the VC up and running for u? What equipment will they installed on ur premise? What cables will they run to ur premise? [Next page](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/introduction-to-frame-relay-for-ccna-students/905.md?page=2)