
Data Compression Parameters
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Parameter: History Size
Path: Configuration Manager > Protocols > WCP > Interfaces
Default: Inherit from Line
Options: 32 K
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8 K
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Inherit from Line
Function: Indicates the amount of memory allocated to compression history for the line.
Remember that history size has separate compression and decompression
histories and lookup tables on each side of a link. If the link uses a compression
history of 8 KB, each end of the link allocates a total of 32 KB as follows:
• 8 KB for compression
• 16 KB for a lookup table
• 8 KB for decompression
If the link uses a compression history of 32 KB, each end of the link allocates a
total of 128 KB as follows:
• 32 KB for compression
• 64 KB for a lookup table
• 32 KB for decompression
Hardware compression has similar requirements.
Selecting 32 K for PPP WCP should not be a problem for the BN, because PPP
allows only one circuit per single or multiple lines. Select 8 K or 32 K for frame
relay and X.25 lines, depending on the resources of your network. Selecting 32
K for PPP WCP on the ASN can cause problems, particularly if you are using a
32-context compression net module.
In general, 8 KB histories are appropriate for WAN links that run at 64 Kb/s or
less, because less throughput is required. Use an 8 KB history size with frame
relay and X.25, which have large numbers of VCs and may have low available
bandwidth, and with PPP on a 32-context net module. You may want to allocate
a 32 KB history size for links with speeds higher than 64 Kb/s to improve
throughput. The compression engine can find a data pattern match up to three
times faster using a 32 KB history than an 8 KB history. If you select different
history sizes for each side of a link, the smaller of the two becomes the effective
history size.
Inherit from Line allows you to set WCP parameters at the line level and apply
them to circuits.
Instructions: Select Inherit from Line if you want to accept the value in effect for the WCP
History Size line parameter. Otherwise, select either 32 K or 8 K.
MIB Object ID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.4.22.2.1.5
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