Re: Compression in packet radio

[Tim Salo]

> Date:         Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:14:06 -0400
> From: Patrick Ouellette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Compression in packet radio
> 
>       [...]
> Which is exactly the reason I think compression at the ax.25 level is the
> place to put it.  Then every packet transmitted could (but does not have
> to) be compressed.  We have compression available in slip, and ppp why not
> expand it to ax.25. 
>       [...]

We seem to be using the term "compression" in two different contexts:

o       Semantic compression, for lack of better term, where unneeded
        bits are thrown away.  This includes better applications-level
        protocols and, I suppose, IP header compression; and

o       Transparent compression, again for lack of (knowledge of) a
        better term, that blindly compresses bit streams.

I think we are concluding we need to do both...

-tjs