🚀 go-pugleaf

>> The sad thing is only that there are many arguments that are used in favour
>> of frame relay, that are not advantages of frame relay.

Yes, I agree.

>> On the other hand, the customer has probably to put much more
>> work into configuring his net on a frame relay bearer service compared
>> to a router network that is already based on his protocols, so for a
>> customer going for IP or CLNS it may even be simpler from the point
>> of administration to go for a router network (that's the whole

Yes, I also agree.  The difference here, for instance, is that with
FR the customer has to manage "N" separate PVC's, while with a
Router-Network provider typically they provide an interface directly
to the customer Ethernet or Token Ring.

>> Sorry, this whole discussion may be totally misplaced on this group,
>> i'll stop now.

Well, I think we've reached the end (we understand each other's viewpoints
and agree!).  And while the discussion has not been cisco-specific, I hope
it has been interesting and worthwhile to the readers.

  -- Jim