[Click] packet data compression?

[Bart Braem]

Hi,

On 02 Nov 2009, at 15:09, Alastair McKinley wrote:

> Does anyone have any experience with compressing packet data from  
> within or
> with click elements?
> I had a quick search and didn't see anything, and just wanted to ask  
> before
> possibly re-inventing the wheel.
> Is this a feature that other people might be interested in?


I do not think much elements exist that perform compression.
It will not be easy, as you will want to perform in-place compression  
to avoid expensive payload copies. But I guess with the right take  
calls on the packet you will get there.
It would be interesting to see an implementation of this, especially  
an efficient one.

Best regards,
Bart
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