By default, when you configure an interface with Frame Relay encapsulation, the routing platform is assumed to be data terminal equipment (DTE). That is, the routing platform is assumed to be at a terminal point on the network. To configure the routing platform to be data circuit-terminating equipment (DCE), include the dce statement at the [edit interfaces interface-name] hierarchy level:
- [edit interfaces interface-name]
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dce;
When you configure the routing platform to be a DCE, keepalives are disabled by default.
For back-to-back Frame Relay connections, either disable the sending of keepalives on both sides of the connection, or configure one side of the connection as a DTE (the default JUNOS configuration) and the other as a DCE.