7.7.63 Hop Counter

29.0603GPPGeneral Packet Radio Service (GPRS)GPRS Tunnelling Protocol (GTP) across the Gn and Gp interfaceRelease 17TS

Where Intra Domain Connection of RAN Nodes to Multiple CN Nodes is applied, the Hop Counter may be used to prevent endless loops when relaying Identification Request messages and SGSN Context Request messages. The maximum value is operator specific and shall not be lower than 1.

Figure 7.7.63.1: Hop Counter Information Element