HOW TO Setup a Frame Relay Switch

This how to guide gives you the full configuration needed to build your own frame relay switch. Setting up a frame relay switch is not an objective for ICND2 so it is not structured as a lab.

Topology:

The GNS3 file with the frame relay switch fully configured can be downloaded here. Image used is c2691-advipservicesk9-mz.124-15.T6 or you can copy and paste the config from below into your own equipment. (Using this as a virtual lab setup will not populate the frame-relay routes fully because neither GNS3 or Packet tracer support full frame-relay switching configurations. It does work perfectly on real equipment.)

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hostname FR-SWITCH

frame-relay switching

interface serial0/0

description Connected to R1

encapsulation frame-relay

frame-relay intf-type dce

frame-relay route 102 interface serial0/1 201

frame-relay route 103 interface serial0/2 301

clock rate 800000

no shutdown

interface serial0/1

description Connected to R2

encapsulation frame-relay

frame-relay intf-type dce

frame-relay route 201 interface serial0/0 102

clock rate 800000

no shutdown

interface serial0/2

description Connected to R3

encapsulation frame-relay

frame-relay intf-type dce

frame-relay route 301 interface serial0/0 103

clock rate 115200

no shutdown

end

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To configure the frame relay spokes follow the Frame Relay Configuration lab.