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IP Payload Compression Using DEFLATE
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Network Working Group R. Pereira
Request for Comments: 2394 TimeStep Corporation
Category: Informational December 1998
IP Payload Compression Using DEFLATE
Status of this Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does
not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this
memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1998). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
This document describes a compression method based on the DEFLATE
compression algorithm. This document defines the application of the
DEFLATE algorithm to the IP Payload Compression Protocol.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction...................................................2
1.1 The DEFLATE Compression Algorithm...........................2
1.2 Licensing...................................................2
1.3 Specification of Requirements...............................3
2. DEFLATE Algorithm Implementation...............................3
2.1 Compression.................................................3
2.2 Decompression...............................................4
3. Thresholds.....................................................4
4. IPSec Transform Identifier.....................................4
5. Security Considerations........................................4
6. References.....................................................5
7. Acknowledgments................................................5
8. Editor's Address...............................................5
9. Full Copyright Statement.......................................6
Pereira Informational



