8.2.30 DL Buffering Suggested Packet Count

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The DL Buffering Suggested Packet Count IE indicates the maximum number of downlink data packets suggested to be buffered in the UP function for this PFCP session. It is coded as depicted in Figure 8.2.30-1.

Bits

Octets

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

1 to 2

Type = 48 (decimal)

3 to 4

Length = n

5 to n+4

Packet Count Value

Figure 8.2.30-1: DL Buffering Suggested Packet Count

The Packet Count value is encoded with the number of octets defined in the Length field, e.g. when n=2, the range of the Packet Count value is from 0 to 65535.

The length shall be set to "1" or "2" octets.