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<a name="wp1077785"> </a><h1 class="pTitle">
FCIP Compression

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<a name="wp1077786"> </a><p class="pBody">
The FCIP compression feature allows IP packets to be compressed on the FCIP link if this feature is 
enabled on that link. By default the FCIP compression is disabled. When enabled, the software defaults 
to using the <b class="cBold">auto</b> mode (if a mode is not specified).

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<a name="wp1077787"> </a><p class="pBodyAutonumNoRule">
<strong>Note	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong> The<b class="cBold"> auto</b> mode (default) selects the appropriate compression scheme based on the card type and    
bandwidth of the link (the bandwidth of the link configured in the FCIP profile’s TCP parameters).

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<a name="wp1077791"> </a><p class="pBody">
<a href="cfcip21.html#wp1077795">Table&#160;2-4</a> lists the modes used for different cards.

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Table&#160;2-4	Algorithm Classification

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  <tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="left" valign="middle">    <th><a name="wp1077803"> </a><p class="pCellHeading">
Mode

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IPS Card

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    <th><a name="wp1077807"> </a><p class="pCellHeading">
MPS 14/2 Card

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MSM-18/4/MDS 9222i/SSN-16

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  <tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="left" valign="middle">    <th><a name="wp1077811"> </a><p class="pBody">
mode1

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    <th><a name="wp1077813"> </a><p class="pBody">
SW

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    <th><a name="wp1077815"> </a><p class="pBody">
HW

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</th>
    <th><a name="wp1077817"> </a><p class="pBody">
HW

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</th>
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  <tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="left" valign="middle">    <th><a name="wp1077819"> </a><p class="pBody">
<b style="font-weight: normal" class="cBold">mode2
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    <th><a name="wp1077821"> </a><p class="pBody">
SW

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    <th><a name="wp1077823"> </a><p class="pBody">
<b class="cBold">SW
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    <th><a name="wp1077825"> </a><p class="pBody">
HW

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mode3

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    <td><a name="wp1077829"> </a><p class="pBody">
SW

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    <td><a name="wp1077831"> </a><p class="pBody">
SW

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    <td><a name="wp1077833"> </a><p class="pBody">
HW

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<a name="wp1077835"> </a><p class="pBodyAutonumNoRule">
<strong>Note	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong> With SAN-OS Release 3.3(1) and later and NX-OS Release 4.x, all compression options on the MDS 
9222i switch and the MSM-18/4 module, mean hardware compression. Starting with Release 4.2(1), 
only auto compression and mode 2 compression are supported on the MDS 9222i switch, the MSM-18/4 
module, and the SSN-16 module.

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Table 2-5 lists the performance settings for different cards.</p><div>
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Table&#160;2-5	Performance Settings

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Bandwidth

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IPS Cards

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MPS 14/2 Card

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MSM-18/4/MDS 9222i/SSN-16

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Any

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    <td><a name="wp1077856"> </a><p class="pBody">
-

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    <td><a name="wp1077858"> </a><p class="pBody">
-

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auto

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&gt;25 Mbps

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    <td><a name="wp1077864"> </a><p class="pBody">
mode 1

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    <td><a name="wp1077866"> </a><p class="pBody">
mode 1

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    <td><a name="wp1077868"> </a><p class="pBody">
auto

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10-25 Mbps

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    <td><a name="wp1077872"> </a><p class="pBody">
mode 2

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    <td><a name="wp1077874"> </a><p class="pBody">
mode 2

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    <td><a name="wp1077876"> </a><p class="pBody">
auto

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10 Mbps

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    <td><a name="wp1077880"> </a><p class="pBody">
mode 3

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    <td><a name="wp1077882"> </a><p class="pBody">
mode 3

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    <td><a name="wp1077884"> </a><p class="pBody">
auto

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<a name="wp1077886"> </a><p class="pBodyAutonumNoRule">
<strong>Note	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong> The Cisco MDS 9216i and 9222i Switches also support the IP compression feature. The integrated 
supervisor module has the same hardware components that are available in the MPS-14/2 module.

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<a name="wp1077887"> </a><p class="pCaution">
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<strong>Caution	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>
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<p>The compression modes in Cisco SAN-OS Release 2.0(1b) and later and NX-OS Release 4.x are 
incompatible with the compression modes in Cisco SAN-OS Release 1.3(1) and earlier.
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<a name="wp1077888"> </a><p class="pBodyAutonumRel">
<strong>Tip	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong> While upgrading from Cisco SAN-OS Release 1.x to Cisco SAN-OS Release 2.0(1b) or later and NX-OS 
Release 4.x, we recommend that you disable compression before the upgrade procedure, and then enable 
the required mode after the upgrade procedure.

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<a name="wp1077889"> </a><p class="pBody">
If both ends of the FCIP link are running Cisco SAN-OS Release 2.0(1b) or later and NX-OS Release 
4.x and you enable compression at one end of the FCIP tunnel, be sure to enable it at the other end of 
the link.

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