From: Don Banyong (don_study@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Sat Feb 09 2002 - 01:51:58 GMT-3
You still did not answer my question. I completely understand the layer 1
concept of DCE and DTE.
My question is -- in which scenario can someone use the Frame-relay
Intf-type DTE command ?
Thanks.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Neiberger" <neiby@ureach.com>
To: "Don Banyong" <don_study@hotmail.com>; <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 11:20 PM
Subject: Re: Frame-Relay Intf-type DCE
> Don't confuse serial DCE/DTE with frame relay DCE/DTE; they are
> completely different animals.
>
> On serial connections one side must provide clocking--this is
> the physical layer DCE.
>
> In frame relay, one side must perform at least some of the
> basic functions of the frame relay switch, and this is the
> datalink layer DCE. It has nothing to do with the layer one
> DCE at all.
>
> HTH,
> John
>
>
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