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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/framerelay.rst b/Documentation/networking/framerelay.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 6d904399ec6d..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/networking/framerelay.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 - -================ -Frame Relay (FR) -================ - -Frame Relay (FR) support for linux is built into a two tiered system of device -drivers. The upper layer implements RFC1490 FR specification, and uses the -Data Link Connection Identifier (DLCI) as its hardware address. Usually these -are assigned by your network supplier, they give you the number/numbers of -the Virtual Connections (VC) assigned to you. - -Each DLCI is a point-to-point link between your machine and a remote one. -As such, a separate device is needed to accommodate the routing. Within the -net-tools archives is 'dlcicfg'. This program will communicate with the -base "DLCI" device, and create new net devices named 'dlci00', 'dlci01'... -The configuration script will ask you how many DLCIs you need, as well as -how many DLCIs you want to assign to each Frame Relay Access Device (FRAD). - -The DLCI uses a number of function calls to communicate with the FRAD, all -of which are stored in the FRAD's private data area. assoc/deassoc, -activate/deactivate and dlci_config. The DLCI supplies a receive function -to the FRAD to accept incoming packets. - -With this initial offering, only 1 FRAD driver is available. With many thanks -to Sangoma Technologies, David Mandelstam & Gene Kozin, the S502A, S502E & -S508 are supported. This driver is currently set up for only FR, but as -Sangoma makes more firmware modules available, it can be updated to provide -them as well. - -Configuration of the FRAD makes use of another net-tools program, 'fradcfg'. -This program makes use of a configuration file (which dlcicfg can also read) -to specify the types of boards to be configured as FRADs, as well as perform -any board specific configuration. The Sangoma module of fradcfg loads the -FR firmware into the card, sets the irq/port/memory information, and provides -an initial configuration. - -Additional FRAD device drivers can be added as hardware is available. - -At this time, the dlcicfg and fradcfg programs have not been incorporated into -the net-tools distribution. They can be found at ftp.invlogic.com, in -/pub/linux. Note that with OS/2 FTPD, you end up in /pub by default, so just -use 'cd linux'. v0.10 is for use on pre-2.0.3 and earlier, v0.15 is for -pre-2.0.4 and later. |