Configuring Multilink Frame Relay; Feature And Hardware Compatibility; Mfr Configuration Task List - HPE FlexNetwork MSR series Configuration Manual

Configuring Multilink Frame Relay

Multilink Frame Relay (MFR) is a cost-effective bandwidth solution that is based on Frame Relay
Forum Multilink Frame Relay UNI/NNI Implementation Agreement (FRF.16.1). This feature
increases bandwidth by bundling multiple physical links into a logical link.
MFR uses the following concepts:
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Bundle—A virtual interface formed by combining multiple physical interfaces. A bundle
corresponds to an MFR interface. A bundle is visible to the data link layer.
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Bundle link—Corresponds to a physical interface. A bundle contains and manages multiple
bundle links, as shown in
Figure 73 Bundle and bundle links
Bundle link
Bundle link
Bundle link
MFR interfaces support DTE and DCE interface types and QoS queuing mechanisms. Physical
interfaces bundled into an MFR interface use the data link and network parameter settings of the
MFR interface. Their original parameters settings do not work.

Feature and hardware compatibility

This feature is supported only on Layer 2 Ethernet ports on the following modules:
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CE3.
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CPOS.
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CT3.
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E1.
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E1-F.
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POS.
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SAE.
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T1.
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T1-F.

MFR configuration task list

Tasks at a glance
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Figure
Bundle
Configuring an MFR bundle
Configuring an MFR bundle link
73. Bundle links are visible to the physical layer.
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