
Configuring Data Compression Services
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Parameter: History Size
Default: 32 K for software compression; 8 K for hardware compression
Options: 32 K | 8 K
Function: Indicates the amount of memory allocated to compression history for the
line.
Remember that history size entails separate compression and
decompression histories and lookup tables on each side of a link. For
example, if the link uses software compression with a history of 8 KB,
each end of the link allocates 8 KB of memory for compression, 16 KB
for a compression lookup table, and 8 KB for decompression, or 32 KB
total. If the link uses a compression history of 32 KB, each end of the link
allocates 32 KB of memory for compression, 64 KB for a compression
lookup table, and 32 KB for decompression, for a total of 128 KB.
Hardware compression entails similar requirements.
Selecting 32 K for PPP WCP should not pose a problem, because PPP
allows only one circuit per line. Select 8 K or 32 K for Frame Relay and
X.25 lines, depending on the resources of your network. Remember that if
you are running Frame Relay in group mode, each interface in the group
maintains its own history size.
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
low available bandwidth.
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 the two sides of a link, the smaller
of the two becomes the effective history size.
Instructions: Select either 32 K or 8 K.
MIB Object ID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.4.22.1.1.6
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