
61200375L1-1
TA 850
TA 850 SDSL RCU UIG/61200377L1-31A
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© 2001, ADTRAN, Inc. TA 850 User Manual
Idle Cells
The I
DLE
C
ELLS
format must be configured for either ATM F
ORUM
or ITU. Configuring this setting incor-
rectly for a particular circuit will cause poor performance at the ATM layer.
Data Scrambling
D
ATA
S
CRAMBLING
can be E
NABLED
or D
ISABLED
for cell traffic. Configuring this setting incorrectly for a
particular circuit will cause poor performance.
>Frame Relay
Frame Relay is a connection-oriented service requiring circuits to be configured by your carrier to establish a physical
link between two or more locations. Multiple virtual circuits (which appear as virtual point-to-point links) can be run
through the same physical connection.
There are two types of virtual circuits supported in Frame Relay: Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVC) and Switched Vir-
tual Circuit (SVC). PVCs are like dedicated point-to-point private lines. Since the physical connection is always there
in the form of a leased line, call setup and tear down is done by a carrier via a network management system. SVCs
require setup and tear down and are generally not available from Frame Relay carriers. Virtually all Frame Relay com-
munications are implemented using PVCs. The TA 850 supports PVCs only.
A number called the Data Link Connection Identifier (DLCI) identifies each virtual circuit within a shared physical
channel.
Frame Relay/Maintenance Protocol
The Frame Relay maintenance protocol is used on the WAN port. The maintenance protocol is used to send
link status and virtual circuit information between Frame Relay switches and other devices (such as routers)
that communicate with them. Possible choices are listed below.
This setting must match the configuration setting of the ATM switch or DSLAM at the other end of
the circuit.
This setting must match the configuration setting of the ATM switch or DSLAM at the other end of
the circuit.
A
NNEX
D(def)
This is an ANSI standard and is the most commonly
used standard in the US.
A
NNEX
A
This is the CCITT European standard.
LMI
This was developed by a vendor consortium and is
also known as the “consortium” management inter-
face specification. It is still used by some carriers in
the U.S.
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