12-18-2011 10:35 PM - edited 03-04-2019 02:40 PM
12-18-2011 10:42 PM
Hi,
Because unlike etherrnet, it doesn't have capability where everyone can listen to the frames sent by one machine.
Regards,
Smitesh
12-19-2011 09:41 AM
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Just to add a little to Smitesh's post, frame-relay endpoints can all be on the same subnet, like generally found for multiple hosts on a shared Ethernet segment (i.e. both are multiaccess [or multipoint]), but broadcasts are not supported on frame relay (i.e. non-broadcast).
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