[syslog-ng]Syslog-ng reply script for centralized syslog data

I have a need to retrieve syslog data from various remote nodes, and the smallest network link to the remote nodes is 19K. The syslog traffic for the link cannot exceed 9K. I plan to setup a configuration which generates new log files every 10 minutes. These files are then compressed, zipped, and transfered to a centralized loghost. The files are then unzipped, uncompressed, and the data is inserted into the syslog-ng data stream on the central syslog-ng host. Is there a script or utility which will accomplish this task? If not, then does any one have any suggestions on products which may accomplish this same task. LeRoy Isaac