Definitions for "BECN"
Backward Explicit Congestion NotificationºóÏòÏÔÊ1/2
Part of the explicit congestion notification (ECN) technique used in frame relay networks. The BECN is a one-bit field containing data sent by a frame relay assembler/disassembler (FRAD) on the receiving end of a transmission backward to the FRAD on the transmitting end. This data alerts the transmitting FRAD that there is congestion on the line, and that network resources are insufficient to support transmission at the current rate. See ECN and FRAD.
A bit set by a Frame Relay network to notify an interface device (DTE) that congestion avoidance procedures should be initiated by the sending device.