Transport methods for compressed files

The transport method that FMS uses to send compressed files is determined by how you configure the transport and compression elements, file size, file extension, and network configuration. Transport method Description Standard LAN download Simple, single-stream download. Supports whole files and ranges. Best for high bandwidth/low latency networks. Compressed LAN download Single compressed stream. Supports whole files only. Best for compressed data. WAN download Multistream download. Supports whole files and ranges. Best for low bandwidth/high latency networks. Relies on HTTP range functionality. The following table lists the transport method used to transport files based the following factors: compression parameter configuration, file type, and whether the file size is greater than the threshold value set for the FCC_WANThreshold element. Transport value Compression value File can be compressed File size greater than threshold Transport method Unset Unset N/A N/A Standard LAN download lan Unset N/A N/A Standard LAN download lan gzip Yes No Standard LAN download lan gzip Yes Yes Compressed LAN download lan gzip No N/A Standard LAN download wan Unset N/A No Standard LAN download wan Unset N/A Yes WAN download wan gzip Yes No Standard LAN download wan gzip Yes Yes Compressed LAN download wan gzip No No Standard LAN download wan gzip No Yes WAN download