RFC 1490 · DRAFT STANDARD · 1993

Multiprotocol Interconnect over Frame Relay

Overview

RFC 1490, “Multiprotocol Interconnect over Frame Relay”, is a Draft Standard document published in July 1993 by T. Bradley, C. Brown, A. Malis. It obsoletes RFC 1294. It has been obsoleted by RFC 2427 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This memo describes an encapsulation method for carrying network interconnect traffic over a Frame Relay backbone. It covers aspects of both Bridging and Routing. Additionally, it describes a simple fragmentation procedure for carrying large frames over a frame relay network with a smaller MTU. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Draft Standard” means

A historical maturity level (retired in 2011) that sat between Proposed Standard and Internet Standard and required multiple interoperable implementations.

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 1294
Obsoleted by
RFC 2427
Other RFCs from 1993

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