LAPF (Link Access Procedure for Frame Mode Services) Pronounced lap ef. A bit-oriented pro- tocol that is part of the frame relay protocol suite, LAPF is a subset High-level Data Link Control (HDLC) and runs at Layer 2, the Data Link Layer, of the OSI Reference Model. The LAPF frame comprises a header and trailer that frame the user payload. Figure L-3 illustrates the LAPF frame and its component fields. 1 2 0–4096 2 1 octets Frame Flag Address Information Flag check (01111110) field field (01111110) sequence DLCI (high order) C/R EA DLCI (low order) FECN BECN EA DE 0/1 0 1 |