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- Network Working Group D. Schremp
- Request for Comments: 1975 J. Black
- Category: Informational J. Weiss
- Magnalink
- August 1996
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- PPP Magnalink Variable Resource Compression
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- Status of This Memo
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- This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo
- does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of
- this memo is unlimited.
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- Abstract
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- The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) [1] provides a standard method of
- encapsulating multiple protocol datagrams over point-to-point links.
- The PPP Compression Control Protocol [2] provides a method for
- negotiating data compression over PPP links.
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- The Magnalink Variable Resource Compression Algorithm (MVRCA) allows
- a wide range of interoperable compression implementations whose
- performance characteristics are a function of available CPU and
- memory resources.
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- Introduction
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- The Magnalink variable resource compression algorithm defines a
- family of interoperable compression solutions with compression
- performance as a function of available CPU and memory resources. It
- addresses the need for an algorithm which can be tailored to the
- system on which it is implemented without compromising
- interoperability.
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- Licensing
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- Source licenses are available on a non-discriminatory basis.
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- The contact person for evaluation under NDA and Licensing is:
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- Director of OEM Sales
- Magnalink Communications Division
- Telco Systems Inc.
- 63 Nahatan Street
- Norwood, Mass. 02062
- Phone: (617) 255-9400, Fax: (617) 255-5885
- oem@magna.telco.com
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- RFC 1975 PPP Magnalink Variable Resource Compression August 1996
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- MVRCA Packets
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- Before any MVRCA packets may be communicated, PPP must reach the
- Network-Layer Protocol phase[1], and the Compression Control Protocol
- must reach the Opened state.
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- The text of a Packet to be compressed begins with PPP Protocol
- number. The Packet header including the PPP Protocol number may have
- already been compressed when Protocol-Field-Compression has been
- negotiated.
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- Reliability and Sequencing
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- MVRCA packets may be sent across an unreliable link or may use a
- reliable link as described in "PPP Reliable Transmission"[3] if the
- reliable link has been negotiated. If frames are delivered out of
- order or a frame is dropped, the decompressor will detect this and
- requests a resynchronization using the Reset-Req and Reset-Ack types
- of the CCP[2], with the compressor for the affected context.
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- Data Expansion
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- Although the compression algorithm may occasionally expand a data
- packet, there is no expansion in MVRCA since any expanded data is
- instead sent uncompressed. Dictionary synchronization is maintained
- across uncompressed packets.
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- Encapsulation
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- The encapsulation consists of the PPP Protocol Identifier, a bit to
- indicate if the data is compressed, the Context Identifier(CID), a
- proprietary flag bit (E), a Packet Integrity Byte(PIB), and the
- Compressed data.
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- 0 1
- 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5
- +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
- | PPP Protocol Identifier |
- +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
- |C|E| CID | PIB | C compressed flag
- +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 1 data is compressed
- | Compressed data ... 0 data is not compressed
- +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
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- Compressed/Uncompressed Flag (C)
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- When attempting to compress certain types of Packets or Fragments the
- compressor may not be effective. When this occurs the uncompressed
- data is added to the compression History Buffer and sent across the
- link in frame with the Compressed/Uncompressed Flag(C) set to 0.
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- Context Identifier (CID)
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- Since PPP will transport multiple protocol datagrams it may be
- advantageous to compress each protocol or each virtual circuit in a
- different History Buffer or Context. The CID allows the compressor to
- indicate to the decompressor which History Buffer the compressor
- decided to use for a given Packet. The basis of this decision is up
- to the implementor. The number of buffers and size of each buffer is
- negotiated.
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- A CID of 0 indicates that the Packet by Packet context will be used
- if it has been negotiated. The Packet by Packet context is cleared
- between Packets so that this History Buffer is not maintained across
- Packet boundaries.
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- Packet Integrity Byte (PIB)
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- To ensure that Packets are being compressed and decompressed
- correctly and to ensure History Buffer synchronization is maintained,
- a Packet Integrity Byte is added to the packet header.
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- The packet integrity byte is defined in the full protocol
- specification.
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- Configuration Option Format
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- Description
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- The CCP MVRCA Configuration Option negotiates the use of MVRCA on the
- link. By default or ultimate disagreement, no compression is used.
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- 0 1 2 3
- 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
- +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
- | Type | Length |FE |P| History | # Contexts |
- +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
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- Type
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- 24
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- Length
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- 4
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- FE - Features
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- Negotiates features specific to this compression algorithm.
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- History
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- Defines the size of the compression history buffer. Valid values are
- defined in the full protocol specification.
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- # Contexts
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- This is the number of contexts. Each context implies the creation of
- a History Buffer for that context of the size indicated in the
- Context History field. Values are 1-63. This value includes both
- the Packet by Packet context and the number of contexts for which
- history is maintained. Therefore, when this value is 1 and the P
- (Packet by Packet) flag is also 1, then only in packet compression is
- supported and history context is not retained across packet
- boundaries. The Context Identifier (CID) starts with 1 for contexts
- where the history is maintained.
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- P - Packet by Packet flag
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- When 1, packet by packet compression is enabled for the context whose
- context ID is 0. When P is 0, packet by packet compression is not
- supported.
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- Security Considerations
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- Security issues are not discussed in this memo.
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- References
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- [1] Simpson, W., Editor, "The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)", STD 51,
- RFC 1661, July 1994.
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- [2] Rand, D., "The PPP Compression Control Protocol (CCP)", RFC 1962,
- June 1996.
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- [3] Rand, D., "PPP Reliable Transmission", RFC 1663, July 1994.
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- Acknowledgments
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- Chair's Address
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- The working group can be contacted via the current chair:
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- Karl Fox
- Ascend Communications
- 3518 Riverside Drive, Suite 101
- Columbus, Ohio 43221
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- EMail: karl@ascend.com
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- Authors' Addresses
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- Comments about this document may also be directed to the authors.
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- Doug Schremp
- Telco Systems, Inc.
- Magnalink Communications Division
- 63 Nahatan Street
- Norwood Ma. 02062
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- Phone: (617) 255-9400
- EMail: dhs@magna.telco.com
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- Jeffrey Black
- Telco Systems, Inc.
- Magnalink Communications Division
- 63 Nahatan Street
- Norwood Ma. 02062
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- Phone: (617) 255-9400
- EMail: jtb@magna.telco.com
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- Jeffrey Weiss
- Telco Systems, Inc.
- Magnalink Communications Division
- 63 Nahatan Street
- Norwood Ma. 02062
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- Phone: (617) 255-9400
- EMail: jaw@magna.telco.com
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