frame relay access device

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Frame Relay Access Device

   <communications> (FRAD) Hardware and software that turns
   {packets} from {TCP}, {SNA}, {IPX}, etc into {frames} that can
   be sent over a {Frame Relay} {wide area network}.

   FRADs are a hot topic in data comms because companies like
   {Netlink}, {Motorola}, {Stratacom} are making lots of money
   out of them.

   (1995-11-17)