8.2.181 MPTCP Applicable Indication

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

MPTCP Applicable Indication shall be coded as depicted in Figure 8.2.181-1.

Bits

Octets

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

1 to 2

Type = 265 (decimal)

3 to 4

Length = n

5

Spare

MAI

6 to (n+4)

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

Figure 8.2.181-1: MPTCP Applicable Indication

The following flags are coded within Octet 5:

– Bit 1 – MAI (MPTCP Applicable Indication): When this bit is set to "1", it indicates that the PDR is used to detect user plane traffic for which MPTCP is applicable (see clause 5.20.2.4).

– Bit 2 to 8 are spare and reserved for future use.