Title:

“Frame Relay versus ADSL”

Submitted By:
Arif ullah 3422
Muhammad Ilyas 3423
Tahir Iqbal

Submitted to

Dr. Amjad Khattak

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N.W.F.P UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, PESHAWAR

Date: / /11
 Frame Relay versus ADSL

Frame Relay is a standardized wide area network technology that specifies the physical and
logical link layers of digital telecommunications channels using a packet switching methodology.
Originally it was designed for transport across Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN).
Network providers commonly implement Frame Relay for voice and data as an encapsulation
technique, used between local area networks (LANs) over a wide area network (WAN). Each
end-user gets a private line (or leased line) to a frame-relay node. The frame-relay network
handles the transmission over a frequently-changing path transparent to all end-users.

Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) is, also referred as xDSL (x stands for different DSL
techniques), is a group of technologies that provide high-speed Internet access, by using the
ordinary telephone lines. It converts the ordinary telephone line into a high-speed passage for
digital audio, video and data. DSL technology is widely used for business and personal purpose.
The technology is simple as the setup required for network already exists. It does not keep the
telephone line busy as is the case in the Internet access used in the Dial-up connection. However,
the speed depends on the distance between the Internet service provider and the user. More the
distance, less will be the speed of the Internet access.

How DSL and Frame Relay Work

DSL is an "always on" digital service. To connect, you never have to dial-up. There is only one
path for carrying voice, video and data. There are two flavors of DSL that are widely being used
today: Symmetric DSL (SDSL) and Asymmetric DSL (ADSL). The difference between them is
their ability to carry data in upstream (i.e., upload) and downstream (i.e., download) directions.
SDSL uses upstream and downstream capacity to carry data in both directions. ADSL delivers
higher speed downstream service, and slower speed upstream service. If your business users
spend more time downloading files than uploading files, you may choose ADSL since you can
download pages faster.

Frame Relay is a digital packet network service that provides all the features and benefits of a
dedicated network service without the expense of multiple dedicated circuits. A packet, or frame,
is a chunk of data that is sent over the network. A switched network is a network where data is
carried in the form of packets. This data is given an ID on a per packet basis and sent across the
network in a very efficient way. In a Frame Relay network, circuits are connected to a packet
switch within the network that ensures packets are routed to the correct location.
Speed and Bandwidth: Speed and bandwidth are very important considerations when choosing
a service. Speed refers to data transmission rate. Bandwidth is the capacity to carry data. Both
are measured in bits per second. DSL's data rates range from 128 Kbps to 8 Mbps, depending on
the DSL flavor you choose. Frame Relay's data rates range from 56 Kbps to 45 Mbps