
Chapter 3: Terminal Menu Operation and Structure
phone numbers to be exchanged when more bandwidth is needed and mem- ber links to be dropped when bandwidth is to be decreased. When this item is set to On, BACP is negotiated with the PPP peer. When Off, the Express XL/XLT will not run BACP/BAP but dynamic bandwidth can still be operat- ed.
Certain rules for
PPP/Compression
Write security: 3; Read security: 5
The Express XL/XLT uses LZS® technology from hi/fnTM (formerly known as STAC) for data compression. The Ascend Communications version of this compression is also supported. The Express XL/XLT will automatically select the type of compression. Compression is negotiated when this item is set to STAC (def). No compression will be attempted when set to None.
PPP/VJ Compression
Write security: 3; Read security: 5
When this item is set to On, the Express XL/XLT will perform TCP/IP header compression known as Van Jacobson compression to the PPP peer. Normally, this is not necessary over ISDN connections and can be set to Off (def) to dis- able it.
PPP/Max Config
Write security: 3; Read security: 5
This value is the number of unanswered
PPP/Max Timer
Write security: 3; Read security: 5
This value is the number of seconds to wait between unanswered configura-
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