Re: (ASCEND) Frame Relay connection profiles in RADIUS

[Peter Lalor <plalor@infoasis.com>]

>> >Note that you should not do this if the corresponding frame relay profile
>> >is not a nailed link, because there will be no way to bring them up.
>> >(missing functionality which is bad enough that I consider it a bug).
>>
>> A non-nailed Frame link? I guess that'd occur if you were doing switched
>>DSL...
>
>As a parenthesis, I fail to understand the concept of switched DSL. A DSL
>link is a nailed link by definition. What exactly is the point of bringing
>down the session. Why not just leave it up? A DSL connection uses up a port
>whether or not the session is up, so there's no incentive to shut it down...

One reason could be to bill for usage, if you send the session to
accounting. I see no technical reason for switched DSL either.

>In fact I was thinking of frame relay over ISDN where you place or
>receive a frame relay call.

I haven't seen that myself.

Peter Lalor           Infoasis
plalor@infoasis.com   http://www.infoasis.com/
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