Some people think that Frame Relay will disappear over time

Some people think that Frame Relay will disappear over time. Do you think that is likely, and if so why, and what do you think will replace it?

Solution

Frame Relay is one of the most popular WAN service and being used by companies since many decades. Even though several advanced technologies Frame Relay still in use due to its features, benefits and lower cost in comparison with other point to point wan services.

With the proliferation of Internet access and broadband, Internet Protocol virtual private networks (VPN) are becoming the choice for fast, reliable and inexpensive secure data communications.

One of the advantages of VPNs is that they allow secure communications over a public network. Thus a VPN can replace a private frame-relay network by using the Internet. The Internet provides connectivity among different offices, and the VPN provides security.

Thus in future people will prefer VPN over Frame Relay technology because of the security provided by it.