Configuring and Managing SLIP Ports 15-13
Compressed SLIP
Compressed SLIP
Introduction
The access server has the ability to enable compressed SLIP (CSLIP). Enabling CSLIP
compresses the lengthy headers of IP datagrams on low-speed asynchronous serial
lines. Therefore, enabling CSLIP can improve performance.
Enabling CSLIP
Use the SET/CHANGE PORT
n
SLIP COMPRESSION command to enable or disable
CSLIP. By default, compression is disabled. When you enable CSLIP, make sure that
it is enabled at both ends of the communications link. If only one end of the link is
running CSLIP, performance degrades.
Example: Enabling CSLIP
The following example shows how to enable CSLIP on port 5:
Local> CHANGE PORT 5 SLIP COMPRESSION ENABLED
Disabling CSLIP
The following example shows how to disable CSLIP on a port:
Local> CHANGE PORT 5 SLIP COMPRESSION DISABLED
Automatic CSLIP
You can enable a port to start CSLIP automatically if the port receives compressed data
over an already existing SLIP session. The following example shows how to enable
automatic CSLIP on a given port:
Local> CHANGE PORT 5 SLIP COMPRESSION AUTOCOMPRESS
Compression States
You can specify the number of connections that can be compressed over the data link
at one time. The following example shows how to change the number of compression
states on a port:
Local> CHANGE PORT COMPRESSION STATES 10
The default number of compression states is 16.
