8.2.23 Forwarding Policy
29.2443GPPInterface between the Control Plane and the User Plane nodesRelease 17TS
The Forwarding Policy IE type shall be encoded as shown in Figure 8.2.23-1. It indicates a specific forwarding policy to apply to packets.
Bits |
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Octets |
8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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1 to 2 |
Type = 41 (decimal) |
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3 to 4 |
Length = n |
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5 |
Forwarding Policy Identifier Length |
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j to k |
Forwarding Policy Identifier |
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m to (n+4) |
These octet(s) is/are present only if explicitly specified |
Figure 8.2.23-1: Forwarding Policy
The Forwarding Policy Identifier Length shall indicate the length of the Forwarding Policy Identifier.
The Forwarding Policy Identifier shall be encoded as an Octet String containing a reference to a pre-configured Forwarding Policy in the UP function, with a maximum length of 255 octets.