Depends on how you want to simulate the frame. A cisco router can act as a switch, but it doesn't FECN or BECN...so, if you're actually testing newer features like Frame Relay Traffic Shaping you would be hard pressed to see any benefit 8^). However, quick and dirty emulation can be done with an old cisco router (I personally use an AGS+ running 10.3 - the highest it can go - with a ton of serial ports). At 04:37 PM 3/3/97 +0000, Scott Reubelt wrote:

I have a question that could or should be able to be answered by this group.

I'm looking to simulate a Frame Relay Internet environment between a couple of routers. This will be internal and not connected to the internet, yet. I will also need the ability to add nodes to this simulated WAN. Does someone have a quick and dirty HW & SW list that I will need to purchase??

Thanks, --

Scott F. Reubelt sreubelt@whistle.com (http://www.whistle.com)

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