Local Management Interface

Local Management Interface (LMI) is a signaling standard used between routers and frame relay switches. Communication takes place between a router and the first frame relay switch it's connected to. Information about keepalives, global addressing, IP Multicast and the status of virtual circuits is commonly exchanged using LMI.

There are three standards for LMI:

Using DLCI 0:^[1]
- ANSI's T1.617 Annex D standard
- ITU-T's Q.933 Annex A standard
Using DLCI 1023:
- The "Gang of Four" standard, developed by Cisco, DEC, StrataCom and NorTel ^[1]

References

1 2 Odom, Wendell (2008). CCNA ICND2. Indianapolis: Cisco Press. p. 467. ISBN 1-58720-181-X.

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Additional information on Frame Relay LMI

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