Frame Relay

A 

protocol

 for sending small 

packet

 of 

data

 over 

a

 network.

Frame relay

 uses 

packet

 of variable length, unlike 

cell

 relay, 

and

 requires less stringent 

error

 detection than other 

forms

 of 

packet

 switching because 

it

 is designed to take advantage of the more reliable 

circuit

 that have become available 

in

 recent years.

Frame relay

 is often used for wide area 

network

, where 

it

 can 

transmit

 data 

at

 high speed more efficiently than point-to-point services.

Frame relay

 is used with digital lines.