Efficient Payload Compression in IP-based Wireless Sensor Network: Algorithmic Analysis and Implementation

Table 4

Comparative analysis of arithmetic and Huffman algorithm.

Comp. method	Comp. ratio	Comp. speed	Decomp. speed	Memory space	Comp. pattern matching	Permits random access
Arithmetic	Very good	Slow	Slow	Very low	No	No
Huffman	Poor	Fast	Fast	Low	Yes	Yes