FRAD

(communications)

FRAD

(Frame Relay Access Device or Frame Relay Assembler Disassembler) A communications device that formats outgoing data into the format required by a frame relay network. It strips the data back out at the other end. It is the frame relay counterpart to the X.25 PAD. See frame relay.

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Quality of Service: To converge voice and data traffic onto a single frame relay trunk, voice-capable FRADs must employ complex QoS features that rival those of asynchronous transfer mode.

Answering the call

A few years ago, many users of frame relay networks simply shopped around for the cheapest FRADs.

It's time to put all your eggs in one basket

The M-FRAD, specifically designed to support routing, legacy data and voice requirements, differs from previous FRADs in four crucial aspects:

High-gear networking

The services are based on AT&T-installed FRADs, which assemble packets from legacy SNA and bisynchronous traffic into data frames tailored for frame relay transport.

Ethernet vs. ATM coming down to the wire

The ClariNet(TM) will provide local data flexibility by supplying standard 10BaseT Ethernet and optionally Frame Relay (over a local T1 or EIA 530 interface) for legacy FRAD data equipment.

Woodwind Communications and AccessLan Partner to Deliver IP Data and Voice Integration Over DSL

Making its debut is MetroLan(tm), a remote access router, based on FastComm's popular 9200 data FRAD platform with integrated voice, fax, video and data over IP and Frame Relay capabilities.

Show Advisory: FastComm Unveils MetroLan VoIP/VoFR Access Router & GlobalView Graphical User Interface

Vertical Systems also named Motorola the leader in the voice FRAD segment of the entire frame relay access equipment market with 24% market share in 1998.

Motorola's New Vanguard 6425 Wins Internet Telephony's Editor's Choice Award

The New York-based industry trade magazine published the products of the year round-up in its January 1999 issue, and selected Memotec's(R) CX800 as its choice for voice FRAD of the year citing it as a "device that's perfect for branch offices, solid as a rock, and easy to configure.

Memotec's CX800 Wins Teleconnect Magazine's Coveted Product of the Year' Award for Voice Frads

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