DTE DCE
CCNA
WAN Encapsulation Protocols: HDLC, PPP, Frame Relay, X.25, SLIP, and ATM
The network layer passes data down to the data link layer for transmission over the physical layer. The data link layer creates frames by adding the necessary checks and controls around that network layer data — a process called encapsulation. On a router’s serial interface, encapsulation must be explicitly configured to guarantee both ends of...
CCNA
What Is Frame Relay? A Complete CCNA Guide
Frame Relay is a packet-switching telecommunication service designed for interconnecting enterprise LANs over a wide area network. It’s a Layer 2, non-broadcast multi-access (NBMA) WAN technology that allows a single serial interface on a router to connect to multiple remote sites using permanent virtual circuits (PVCs) or, less commonly, switched virtual circuits (SVCs). Though largely...