S-FRAP
Overview
The Sync S-FRAP is a WAN monitoring probe
designed for wide scale deployment in frame relay
networks. Part of the Sync family of FRAP
devices, the S-FRAP is placed between a router
WAN port and any vendors DSU/CSU. The
S-FRAP collects and stores performance and
troubleshooting information about the frame relay
network and data about the utilization of
application protocols.
The S-FRAP stores tabular performance data for
up to 100 Data Link Connection Identifiers
(DLCIs). It provides information on the
utilization, availability and round trip delay
per PVC. The S-FRAP also provides Committed
Information Rate (CIR) and many other reports.
Network data can be stored for up to four days to
aid in troubleshooting and to minimize polling.
All reports can be accessed via SNMP or viewed in
table form locally or via Telnet.
A wide range of interfaces and agency
approvals enables the S-FRAP to be used in both
North American and international applications.
Features:
- Placed between any existing router and
DSU/CSU from 56 Kbps up to 2.048 Mbps
- Independently collects statistical
information on frame relay environments,
including all RFC 1315 variables such as
FECNs, BECNs, DE, Frame Errors, packets
transmitted/received and more
- Collection can be set by the user for
independent short-term (3 to 15 second)
and long-term (4 seconds to 60 minute)
periods
- QoS Performance monitoring for SLA
verification including round trip latency
delay measurement, utilization percentage
per PVC and per-DLCI availability
- V.35 and X.21 interface support
- TFTP software downloadable over the
network, allowing the unit to be upgraded
in the field from a central site without
modems or site visits
- Supports Sync Virtual Network Interactive
Protocol (VNIP) capability for automatic
topology mapping, congestion monitoring
and per-PVC loopbacks and diagnostics
- Monitors the performance of more than 55
application protocols such as IP, IPX,
SNA and many others
- Integrates with TyView�
Plus GUI, Sync
Performance Manager and
other trend analysis tools such as
Concords Network Health
Applications:
- The S-FRAP-2M can be used in central or
remote site applications from 56 Kbps up
to 2.048 Mbps to monitor traffic and
provide statistics on the frame relay
network.
- The S-FRAP-128 can be used at remote
sites to monitor and collect statistics
at 56 to 128 Kbps.
- The S-FRAP uses a unique in-band
technique developed by Sync to access
network management data and route it to
the central site without a local
asynchronous SLIP/PPP or LAN connection.
- The S-FRAP is ideal for use in carrier
networks or end-user applications.
The S-FRAP is placed
between the router WAN port and an existing
DSU/CSU or other line terminating device. It
collects information about the performance of the
frame relay network and application protocols
and, when polled, transmits the information to
the central site management system. The S-FRAP
provides one male and one female DTE interface
for easy insertion into the network.
About Circuit
Management:
The Circuit Management concept was first
introduced by Sync Research. It consists of tools
that allow end users and service providers to
maximize the benefits that they receive from
implementing new and emerging network access
technologies, such as frame relay. The major
goals of circuit management include:
- maximize network availability by
providing information for rapid problem
determination and isolation.
- provide accurate metrics for measuring
delivered Quality of Service (QoS) for
Service Level Agreement (SLA)
verification.
- provide short and long term
network/application trends for capacity
planning and optimization.
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