Catalog of Services
Frame Relay

Frame relay is a data transport technology that allows users to share common access to a service provider among multiple virtual circuits which may be addressed to multiple addresses.

Disaster recovery is built into frame relay networks. The port speed governs the maximum traffic that may be simultaneously offered to a LATA-wide cloud. Network management tools for fault isolation and network measurement for growth forecasting and application utilization are available to the users from a single personal computer or a 24/7 network management operations environment using frame relay.

IntraLATA Frame Relay Service
The IntraLATA Frame Relay Service offering provides for end user connection (access line) onto and the mapping of permanent virtual circuits (PVC) across a LATA-wide frame relay service cloud. The port speed governs the maximum traffic that may be simultaneously offered to a LATA-wide cloud.

Pricing for IntraLATA Frame Relay service consists of a combination of at least three elements: Port, PVC/CIR, and Access line. Contact the OTM Network Services unit for more information or network design assistance.

Billing Rates for IntraLATA Frame Relay Service

InterLATA Frame Relay Service
Agencies that need to connect sites across the state and use Frame Relay as their access method may use InterLATA Frame Relay service as a transport method. OTM supports the establishment of interLATA PVC's between:

• Baton Rouge-New Orleans
• Baton Rouge-Shreveport
• Baton Rouge-Lafayette
• New Orleans-Shreveport
• New Orleans-Lafayette
• Shreveport-Lafayette

There are two subscription rate elements required to support this service:

1. This offering assumes an existing intraLATA frame relay port and access line for the agency. The agency subscribes to an intraLATA PVC and CIR for each premise end of the desired connection (e.g. one PVC in Baton Rouge connected to one PVC in New Orleans). The CIR subscription is totally at the discretion of the agency and relates to the guaranteed minimum transport speed within the LATA. Unlike other intraLATA PVCs, the PVC utilized in association with the interLATA frame relay service will have the burst limit set to match the interLATA frame relay subscription rate selected by the agency.
2. The agency contracts with OTM for interLATA frame relay transport via a burst limited PVC along the desired route for a fixed monthly fee. The interLATA frame relay contract/ subscription should reflect the maximum data transmission rate that the agency desires between the LATAs. Any burst of data above the subscribed rate shall be discarded. This restriction is necessary to allow OTM to engineer high quality, non-congested transport across the LATA.

Billing Rates for InterLATA Frame Relay Service

How To Order
To order Frame Relay Service, the TC should first contact the OTM Network Services for assistance. OTM will work closely with the TC and the agency data networking specialists to select the appropriate service.

After the technical details have been determined, the TC should complete and return the Frame Relay Order Form (OTM-23). The form should be addressed to the Advanced Services Section. Assistance with the order form and information about orders can be obtained by contacting the Advanced Services Section.

Forms
OTM-23 Frame Relay Order Form