8.2.192 L2TP Session Indications

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The L2TP Session Indications IE shall be encoded as shown in Figure 8.2.192-1.

Bits

Octets

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

1 to 2

Type = 284 (decimal)

3 to 4

Length = n

5

Spare

Spare

Spare

Spare

Spare

RENSA

REDSA

REUIA

6 to (n+4)

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

Figure 8.2.192-1: L2TP Session Indications

The following bits within Octet 5 shall indicate:

– Bit 1 – REUIA (Request UE IP Address): if this bit is set to "1", it indicates to the UP function that the UP function shall request the UE IP address from the LNS.

– Bit 2 – REDSA (Request DNS Server Address): if this bit is set to "1", it indicates to the UP function that the UP function shall request DNS Server Address from the LNS.

– Bit 3 – RENSA (Request NBNS Server Address): if this bit is set to "1", it indicates to the UP function that the UP function shall request NBNS Server Address from the LNS.

– Bit 4 to 8 – Spare, for future use, shall be set to "0" by the sender and discarded by the receiver.

NOTE: REDSA and RENSA are only applicable for PDN connections/PDU sessions with IPv4 address.