
Dial-on-Demand Implementation Notes
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Traffic Filters
To prevent routing updates and protocol-specific messages from keeping the
circuit active, you can configure traffic filters that specify which packets are
permitted across an established dial-up line and which packets are prevented from
activating a dial-up line. Traffic filters enable the router to selectively relay or drop
a packet, frame, or datagram, based on standard protocol fields or user-defined
fields.
If you implement inbound filters, the router drops unwanted packets at the
interface where it receives data. By filtering incoming data, you can prevent
unwanted packets from going to the destination interface.
If you implement outbound filters, the router drops unwanted packets before
dialing a line. The router continues to filter the data so that unwanted packets do
not keep the circuit active.
You can also filter outbound packets to prevent the inactivity time from resetting.
For example, RIP packets can always be sent, but if no other data is sent, the
inactivity time expires and the line is deactivated.
To set up traffic filters, see Configuring Traffic Filters and Protocol Prioritization.
Data Compression
You can configure one of two compression protocols over any PPP demand
circuit:
• Bay Networks proprietary data compression protocol, WCP.
• Hi/fn LZS
Enabling compression improves bandwidth efficiency by eliminating redundant
strings in data streams. This, in turn, improves network response times and yields
line-cost savings.
To implement data compression, you select either WCP or Hi/fn LZS as one of the
protocols for the demand circuit. To configure protocols for the demand circuit,
see Chapter 10. Note that WCP does not work with any other vendor’s
compression protocol.
For more information about data compression, see Configuring Data Compression
Services.
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