Frame relay and WAN questions. Help

dissolved

Confused on some things. I'm just a pc tech at work but trying to learn about networking. We have several different buildings. Therefore, we are interconnected to them. Now here's where I'm confused

We have both a T1 line AND use frame relay. Correct me if I'm wrong.

-the T1 is giving us internet access
-the frame relay is interconnecting our different sites (locations)

Does that sound right?

Webmaster

Sounds familiar yes, that would be very possible. Often, in such scenarios, the T1 is at a central location and the branch offices uses the same T1 for internet (via the frame relay).

dissolved

so is the T1 interconnecting our different sites or is the frame relay?

I know T1s are rented lines right? But what is frame relay? I did a google but it is still hazy to me
Thanks

Webmaster

The branch offices are connected to the frame relay network.

www.techexams.net/technotes/networkplus/wantech.shtml

CyberPossum

For what its worth...
The T1s are your access to your provider's Frame Relay network like a dial up, dsl, cable, etc. type of access to the Internet thru an ISP. Once your information enters your provider's Frame Relay network it is kept isolated from other users' info on the same Frame network normally via Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVCs) that are configured at the Frame provider's routers/switches to only inerconnect your sites with your data...much like VPNs on the 'Net.

dissolved

Thank you very much both of you. Big help.
-dissolved