8.2.157 MPTCP Address Information

29.2443GPPInterface between the Control Plane and the User Plane nodesRelease 17TS

The MPTCP Address Information IE shall carry the address information of MPTCP proxy in the UPF. It shall be encoded as shown in Figure 8.2.157-1.

Bits

Octets

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

1 to 2

Type = 228 (decimal)

3 to 4

Length = n

5

Spare

V6

V4

6

MPTCP Proxy Type

7 to 8

MPTCP Proxy Port

p to (p+3)

MPTCP Proxy IPv4 Address

q to (q+15)

MPTCP Proxy IPv6 Address

m to (n+4)

These octet(s) is/are present only if explicitly specified

Figure 8.2.228-1: MPTCP Address Information

The following flags are coded within Octet 5:

– Bit 1 – V4: If this bit is set to "1", then the MPTCP Proxy IPv4 Address field shall be present in the MPTCP Address Information IE.

– Bit 1 – V6: If this bit is set to "1", then the MPTCP IPv6 Address field shall be present in the MPTCP Address Information IE.

– Bit 3 to 8 Spare, for future use and set to "0".

Octets 6 shall indicate the MPTCP Proxy Type, with the value specified in clause 6.1.4 of 3GPP TS 24.193 [59].

Octets 7 to 8 shall indicate the allocated TCP port number of the MPTCP Proxy.

Octets "p to (p+3)" or "q to (q+15)" (IPv4 address / IPv6 address fields), if present, shall contain the address value.