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2. Since it relays frames, does this make frame relay a layer-2 protocol?
Yes, and as you will learn later in the chapter, frame relay is really a “no nonsense” pro-
tocol. For example, it provides no support for error control. Instead, it relies on higher-
level protocols to do error correction and to request retransmissions if packets are lost or
discarded.
3. In the chapter introduction, you said that frame relay was part of the ISDN stan-
dard. How did frame relay separate itself from ISDN?
Prior to frame relay’s development, LANs were primarily interconnected by dedicated
(i.e., private) leased lines using ...