Payload Compression on Hub

From: gladston@br.ibm.com
Date: Thu Jun 02 2005 - 12:56:34 GMT-3


Is there a way to configure payload compression FRF9 just between Hub and one of the spokes, considering Hub is configured with multipoint interface?

Tests indicates that it does not work.

R2 is the hub. R5 and R7 are spokes.

If not configuring "payload-compression FRF9 stac software" on the map to R5 (frame-relay map ip 172.16.200.5 702), ping to R5 does not work.

It seems R7 does not sent uncompressed packets to R5:

r7(config-if)#do sh run int ser 1/2
Building configuration...

Current configuration : 604 bytes
!
interface Serial1/2
 ip address 172.16.200.7 255.255.255.0
 ip pim sparse-dense-mode
 encapsulation frame-relay
 ip ospf message-digest-key 1 md5 cisco
 ip ospf message-digest-key 2 md5 cisco2
 ip ospf cost 1000
 ip ospf priority 0
 no ip mroute-cache
 ipv6 address FEC0:12AC:2B87:200::5/64
 frame-relay map ip 172.16.200.2 702 broadcast IETF payload-compression FRF9 stac softw
are
 frame-relay map ip 172.16.200.5 702 IETF payload-compression FRF9 stac software
 frame-relay map ipv6 FEC0:12AC:2B87:200::2 702 broadcast
 frame-relay map ipv6 FEC0:12AC:2B87:200::5 702
 no frame-relay inverse-arp
end

r7(config-if)#no frame-relay map ip 172.16.200.5 702 payload-compression FRF9 $
r7(config-if)#$y map ip 172.16.200.5 702
r7(config-if)#do pin 172.16.200.5

Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 172.16.200.5, timeout is 2 seconds:
..
Success rate is 0 percent (0/2)
r7(config-if)#do sh compr
 Serial1/2 - DLCI: 702
         Software compression enabled
         uncompressed bytes xmt/rcv 6824/4104
         compressed bytes xmt/rcv 2785/1655
         1 min avg ratio xmt/rcv 0.004/0.001
         5 min avg ratio xmt/rcv 0.028/0.015
         10 min avg ratio xmt/rcv 0.028/0.015
         no bufs xmt 0 no bufs rcv 0
         resyncs 13
         Additional Stac Stats:
         Transmit bytes: Uncompressed = 0 Compressed = 2358
         Received bytes: Compressed = 1333 Uncompressed = 125

r7(config-if)#do pin 172.16.200.5

Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 172.16.200.5, timeout is 2 seconds:
.....
Success rate is 0 percent (0/5)
r7(config-if)#do sh compr
 Serial1/2 - DLCI: 702
         Software compression enabled
         uncompressed bytes xmt/rcv 7344/4232
         compressed bytes xmt/rcv 2937/1717
         1 min avg ratio xmt/rcv 0.006/0.001
         5 min avg ratio xmt/rcv 0.030/0.016
         10 min avg ratio xmt/rcv 0.030/0.016
         no bufs xmt 0 no bufs rcv 0
         resyncs 13
         Additional Stac Stats:
         Transmit bytes: Uncompressed = 0 Compressed = 2475
         Received bytes: Compressed = 1388 Uncompressed = 125



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