Data Link Connection Identifier
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Data Link Connection Identifier
(networking)(DLCI) A channel number which is attached to
data frames to tell a
Frame Relay network how to route the
data. In Frame Relay, multiple logical channels are
multiplexed over a single physical channel. The DLCI says
which of these logical channels a particular data frame
belongs to.
http://etinc.com/frmain.htm#whatsadlci.
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