HTTP compression in SOAP Web services

HTTP compression is a capability that can be built into Web servers and Web clients to make better use of available bandwidth, and provide greater transmission speeds between both.

There are a variety of places where you can set up HTTP compression.
  • You can set up the Web services client to send and receive compressed requests. See Compression in a SOAP Web services client.
  • You can enable compression for the Web server. Refer to your Web server documentation for details.
  • You can enable compression in the Genero Application Server. Compression is enabled by default in $FGLASDIR/etc/imt.cfg. Refer to the Compression in Genero Application Server page in Genero Application Server User Guide for more information.
  • You can set up the Web services server to send and receive compressed requests. See Compression in a SOAP Web services server.