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33.\" Author: Archie Cobbs <archie@FreeBSD.org>
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38.Dd January 19, 1999
39.Dt NG_FRAME_RELAY 4
40.Os
41.Sh NAME
42.Nm ng_frame_relay
43.Nd frame relay netgraph node type
44.Sh SYNOPSIS
45.In netgraph/ng_frame_relay.h
46.Sh DESCRIPTION
47The
48.Nm frame_relay
49node type performs encapsulation, de-encapsulation, and multiplexing
50of packets using the frame relay protocol.
51It supports up to 1024 DLCI's.
52The LMI protocol is handled by a separate node type (see
53.Xr ng_lmi 4 ) .
54.Pp
55The
56.Dv downstream
57hook should be connected to the synchronous line, i.e., the switch.
58Then hooks
59.Dv dlci0 ,
60.Dv dlci1 ,
61through
62.Dv dlci1023
63are available to connect to each of the DLCI channels.
64.Sh HOOKS
65This node type supports the following hooks:
66.Bl -tag -width ".Va downstream"
67.It Va downstream
68The connection to the synchronous line.
69.It Va dlciX
70Here X is a decimal number from 0 to 1023.
71This hook corresponds
72to the DLCI X frame relay virtual channel.
73.El
74.Sh CONTROL MESSAGES
75This node type supports only the generic control messages.
76.Sh SHUTDOWN
77This node shuts down upon receipt of a
78.Dv NGM_SHUTDOWN
79control message, or when all hooks have been disconnected.
80.Sh SEE ALSO
81.Xr netgraph 4 ,
82.Xr ng_lmi 4 ,
83.Xr ngctl 8
84.Sh HISTORY
85The
86.Nm
87node type was implemented in
88.Fx 4.0 .
89.Sh AUTHORS
90.An Julian Elischer Aq Mt julian@FreeBSD.org
91.Sh BUGS
92Technically, frames on DLCI X should not be transmitted to the switch
93until the LMI protocol entity on both ends has configured DLCI X as active.
94The
95.Nm
96node type ignores this restriction, and will always pass data received
97on a DLCI hook to
98.Dv downstream .
99Instead, it should query the LMI node first.
100