Profit from the experiences of six real companies that have successfully deployed frame relay networks This book shows how frame relay technology can be of real benefit to different businesses, and it equips managers to assess its potential, and possible pitfalls, for their own situation....[I]t provides enough information for the reader to appreciate the key decisions made by different companies in selecting and implementing data networking technology. --Anthony Harris BT Networks & Systems, U.K.

Learn how frame relay impacts businesses from a strategic and tactical perspective Through a combination of real-life and conceptual case studies, network and telecommunications managers get a first-hand look at the standards, technologies, and implementation issues surrounding frame relay technology. Use lessons learned from these case studies to understand how your company can profit from deploying this streamlined, cost-effective network infrastructure.

In-depth case studies focus on business and technology aspects Caliber Technology, Inc. (Caliber System, Inc.) migrates from a traditional IBM environment Greyhound Lines, Inc. migrates from X.25 to IP over frame relay TeleChoice, Inc. shows how a small LAN Internetworking environment deploys frame relay debis Systemhaus (Daimler Benz) establishes a global multiservice backbone network UUNET Technologies, Inc. provides accessible, useful, secure, and reliable Internet communications with a large-scale IP LAN Internetwork Allen Lund Company adopts data and voice over frame relay