Frequently, textual messages are based on XML and these in particular can be quite verbose. There are proposals to produce a binary representation of the XML Information Set, but none have been ratified up to now. This is an early working draft. Variety of Compression Formats . Recipient states supported formats Sender selects format .
Sender decides whether to compress on a per-message basis .
The BEEP Compression Feature Specification aims to improve efficiency of the transmission in a BEEP session. When used appropriately, compression can substantially reduce the size of individual messages, thus improving performance. Compression is orthogonal to the messages. One goal of this specification is to make compression a feature that is orthogonal to the various profiles in use. Designers and implementers of profiles need not be concerned with compression.