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Frame Relay Commands

Frame Relay Commands

This chapter describes the function and displays the syntax of each Frame Relay command. For more information about defaults and usage guidelines, see the corresponding chapter of the Router Products Command Reference publication.

clear frame-relay-inarp

To clear dynamically created Frame Relay maps, which are created by the use of Inverse ARP, use the clear frame-relay-inarp EXEC command.

[no] encapsulation frame-relay [cisco | ietf]

Use the encapsulation frame-relay interface configuration command to enable Frame Relay encapsulation. The no form of this command disables Frame Relay.

cisco (Optional) Uses Cisco's own encapsulation, which is a four-byte header, with two bytes to identify the DLCI and two bytes to identify the packet type. This is the default.
ietf (Optional) Sets the encapsulation method to comply with the IETF standard (RFC 1294). Use this keyword when connecting to another vendor's equipment across a Frame Relay network.

frame-relay broadcast-queue size byte-rate packet-rate

To create a special queue for a specified interface to hold broadcast traffic that has been replicated for transmission on multiple DLCIs, use the frame-relay broadcast-queue interface configuration command.

size Number of packets to be held in the broadcast queue. The default is 64 packets.
byte-rate Maximum number of bytes to be transmitted per second. The default is 256000 bytes per second.
packet-rate Maximum number of packets to be transmitted per second. The default is 36 packets per second.

frame-relay de-group group-number dlci
no frame-relay de-group [group-number] [dlci]

To specify the discard eligibility (DE) group number to be used for a specified DLCI, use the frame-relay de-group interface configuration command. To disable a previously defined group number assigned to a specified DLCI, use the no form of this command with the relevant keyword and arguments.

group-number DE group number to apply to the specified DLCI number, in the range from 1 through 10.
dlci DLCI number.

[no] frame-relay de-list list-number {protocol | type number} characteristic

To define a Discard Eligibility (DE) list specifying which packets will have the DE bit set and thus will be eligible for discarding when congestion is experienced on the Frame Relay switch, use the frame-relay de-list global configuration command. To delete a portion of a previously defined DE list, use the no form of this command.

list-number Number of the DE list.
protocol One of the following keywords corresponding to a supported protocol or device:
arp--Address Resolution Protocol.
apollo--Apollo Domain.
appletalk--AppleTalk.
bridge--bridging device.
clns--ISO Connectionless Network Service.
clns_es--CLNS end systems.
clns_is--CLNS intermediate systems.
compressedtcp--Compressed TCP.
decnet--DECnet.
decnet_node--DECnet end node.
decnet_router-L1--DECnet Level 1
(intra-area) router.
decnet_router-L2--DECnet Level 2
(interarea) router.
ip--Internet Protocol.
ipx--Novell Internet Packet Exchange.
vines--Banyan VINES.
xns--Xerox Network Systems.
type Interface type.
number Interface unit number.
characteristic You must supply one of the following:

fragments--Classify fragmented IP packets.
tcp port--TCP packets to or from a
specified port.
udp port--UDP packets to or from a
specified port.
list access-list-number--Previously
defined access list number.
gt bytes--Packets larger than the specified
number of bytes will have the DE bit set.
lt bytes--Packets smaller than the specified
number of bytes will have the DE bit set.

[no] frame-relay interface-dlci dlci [option]

Use the frame-relay interface-dlci interface configuration command to allow use of subinterfaces in the Frame Relay network. To remove this feature, use the no form of this command.

dlci

A DLCI number to be used on the specified subinterface.

option (Optional) Broadcast or encapsulation keyword. See the options table for this command in the Router Products Command Reference publication.

frame-relay intf-type [dce | dte | nni]
no frame-relay intf-type [dce | dte]

Use the frame-relay intf-type interface configuration command to configure a Frame Relay switch type. Use the no form of this command to disable the switch.

dce (Optional) Router functions as a switch connected to a router.
dte (Optional) Router is connected to a Frame Relay network. The default is DTE.
nni (Optional) Router functions as a switch connected to a switch (supports NNI connections).

[no] frame-relay inverse-arp protocol dlci

Use the frame-relay inverse-arp interface configuration command to enable the Inverse Address Resolution Protocol (Inverse ARP) on the router configured for Frame Relay. Use the no form of this command to disable this feature.

protocol Supported protocols: appletalk, decnet, ip, ipx, vines, and xns.
dlci A DLCI number used on the interface. Acceptable numbers are integers in the range 16 to 1007.

frame-relay ip tcp header-compression [passive]
no frame-relay ip tcp header-compression

To configure an interface to ensure that the associated PVC will always carry outgoing TCP/IP headers in compressed form, use the frame-relay ip tcp header-compression interface configuration command. To disable compression of TCP/IP packet headers on the interface, use the no form of this command.

passive (Optional) Compresses the outgoing TCP/IP packet header only if an incoming packet had a compressed header.

frame-relay keepalive number
no frame-relay keepalive

Use the frame-relay keepalive interface configuration command to enable the Local Management Interface (LMI) mechanism for serial lines using Frame Relay encapsulation. Use the no form of this command to disable this capability.

number An integer that defines the keepalive interval. The interval must be set and must be less than the interval set on the switch; see the frame-relay lmi-t392dce command description. The default is 10 seconds.

[no] frame-relay lmi-n391dte keep-exchanges

Use the frame-relay lmi-n391dte interface configuration command to set a full status polling interval. Use the no form of this command to restore the default interval value, assuming an LMI has been configured.

keep-exchanges Number of keep exchanges to be done before requesting a full status message. Acceptable value is a positive integer in the range 1 through 255. The default is 6.

[no] frame-relay lmi-n392dce threshold

Use the frame-relay lmi-n392dce interface configuration command to set the DCE and NNI error threshold. Use the no form of this command to remove the current setting.

threshold Error threshold value. Acceptable value is a positive integer in the range 1 through 10. The default is 2.

[no] frame-relay lmi-n392dte threshold

Use the frame-relay lmi-n392dte interface configuration command to set the error threshold on a DTE or NNI interface. Use the no form of this command to remove the current setting.

threshold Error threshold value. Acceptable value is a positive integer in the range 1 through 10. The default is 2.

[no] frame-relay lmi-n393dce events

Use the frame-relay lmi-n393dce interface configuration command to set the DCE and NNI monitored events count. Use the no form of this command to remove the current setting.

events Monitored events count value. Acceptable value is a positive integer in the range 1 through 10. The default is 2.

[no] frame-relay lmi-n393dte events

Use the frame-relay lmi-n393dte interface configuration command to set the monitored event count on a DTE or NNI interface. Use the no form of this command to remove the current setting.

events Monitored event count value. Acceptable value is a positive integer in the range 1 through 10. The default is 2.

[no] frame-relay lmi-t392dce timer

Use the frame-relay lmi-t392dce interface configuration command to set the polling verification timer on a DCE or NNI interface. Use the no form of this command to remove the current setting.

timer Polling verification timer value. Acceptable value is a positive integer in the range 5 through 30. The default is 15 seconds.

frame-relay lmi-type {cisco | ansi | q933a}

Use the frame-relay lmi-type interface configuration command to select the Local Management Interface (LMI) type. Use the no form of this command to return to the default LMI type.

cisco LMI type defined jointly by Cisco and three other companies. This is the default.
ansi Annex D defined by ANSI standard T1.617.
q933a International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T, formerly called CCITT) Q.933 Annex A.

frame-relay local-dlci number
no frame-relay local-dlci

Use the frame-relay local-dlci interface configuration command to set the source DLCI for use when the LMI is not supported. Use the no form of this command to remove the DLCI number.

number Local (source) DLCI number to be used

frame-relay map protocol protocol-address dlci [broadcast]
[ietf | cisco]
no frame-relay map protocol protocol-address

Use the frame-relay map interface configuration command to define the mapping between an address and the DLCI used to connect to the address. Use the no frame-relay map command to delete the map entry.

protocol Supported protocols: appletalk, decnet, ip, xns, ipx, and vines.
protocol-address Address for the protocol.
dlci DLCI number used to connect to the specified protocol address on the interface.
broadcast (Optional) Broadcasts should be forwarded to this address when multicast is not enabled (see the frame-relay multicast-dlci command for more information about multicasts).
ietf (Optional) IETF form of Frame Relay encapsulation. Use when the router is connected to another vendor's equipment across a Frame Relay network.
cisco (Optional) Cisco encapsulation method.

frame-relay map bridge dlci [broadcast]
no frame-relay map bridge dlci

Use the frame-relay map bridge interface configuration command to specify that broadcasts should be forwarded when bridging. Use the no form of this command to delete the map entry.

dlci DLCI number to be used for bridging on the specified interface or subinterface.
broadcast (Optional) Broadcasts should be forwarded to this address when multicast is not enabled.

frame-relay map clns dlci [broadcast]
no frame-relay map clns dlci

Use the frame-relay map clns interface configuration command to specify that broadcasts should be forwarded when routing using ISO CLNS. Use the no form of this command to delete the map entry.

dlci

DLCI number to which CLNS broadcasts should be forwarded on the specified interface.

broadcast (Optional) Broadcasts should be forwarded to this address when multicast is not enabled.

frame-relay map ip ip-address dlci [broadcast] [cisco | ietf]
[
nocompress] tcp header-compression {active | passive}
no frame-relay map ip ip-address dlci

To assign header compression characteristics to an IP map that differ from the compression characteristics of the interface with which the IP map is associated, use the frame-relay map ip tcp header-compression interface configuration command. To remove the IP map, use the no form of this command. To disable TCP/IP header compression on the IP map, use the nocompress form of this command.

ip-address IP address.
dlci DLCI number.
broadcast (Optional) Forwards broadcasts to the specified IP address.
cisco (Optional) Uses Cisco's proprietary encapsulation. This is the default.
ietf (Optional) Uses RFC 1294 encapsulation. No TCP/IP header compression is done if IETF encapsulation is chosen for the IP map or the associated interface.
nocompress (Optional) Disables TCP/IP header compression for this map.

active Compresses the header of every outgoing TCP/IP packet.
passive Compresses the header of an outgoing TCP/IP packet only if an incoming TCP/IP packet had a compressed header.

frame-relay multicast-dlci number
no frame-relay multicast-dlci

Use the frame-relay multicast-dlci interface configuration command to define the DLCI to be used for multicasts. Use the no form of this command to remove the multicast group.

number Multicast DLCI. (Note that this is not the multicast group number, which is an entirely different value.)

[no] frame-relay route in-dlci out-interface out-dlci

Use the frame-relay route interface configuration command to specify the static route for PVC switching. Use the no form of this command to remove a static route.

in-dlci DLCI on which the packet is received on the interface
out-interface Interface the router uses to transmit the packet
out-dlci DLCI the router uses to transmit the packet over the specified out-interface

[no] frame-relay switching

Use the frame-relay switching global configuration command to enable PVC switching on a Frame Relay DCE or an NNI. Use the no form of this command to disable switching.

show frame-relay ip tcp header-compression

To display statistics and TCP/IP header compression information for the interface, use the show frame-relay ip tcp header-compression EXEC command.

show frame-relay lmi [type number]

Use the show frame-relay lmi EXEC command to display statistics about the Local Management Interface (LMI).

type (Optional) Interface type; serial only.
number (Optional) Interface unit number

show frame-relay map

To display the current map entries and information about the connections, use the show frame-relay map EXEC command.

show frame-relay pvc [type number [dlci]]

To display statistics about PVCs for Frame Relay interfaces, use the show frame-relay pvc EXEC command.

type (Optional) Interface type.
number (Optional) Interface unit number.
dlci (Optional) Specific DLCI number. Statistics for the specified PVC display when a DLCI is also specified.

show frame-relay route

Use the show frame-relay route EXEC command to display all configured Frame Relay routes, along with their status.

show frame-relay traffic

Use the show frame-relay traffic EXEC command to display the router's global Frame Relay statistics since the last reload.

show interfaces serial number

Use the show interfaces serial EXEC command to display information about a serial interface. When using the Frame Relay encapsulation, use the show interfaces serial command to display information about the multicast DLCI, the DLCI of the interface, and the LMI DLCI used for the Local Management Interface. The status information is taken from the LMI, when active.

number Interface number

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