8.2.61 Flow Information
29.2443GPPInterface between the Control Plane and the User Plane nodesRelease 17TS
The Flow Information IE type shall be encoded as shown in Figure 8.2.61-1. It contains the description of a flow information.
Bits |
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Octets |
8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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1 to 2 |
Type = 92 (decimal) |
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3 to 4 |
Length = n |
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5 |
Spare |
Flow Direction |
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6 to 7 |
Length of Flow Description |
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8 to m |
Flow Description |
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p to (n+4) |
These octet(s) is/are present only if explicitly specified |
Figure 8.2.61-1: Flow Information
The Flow Direction field, when present, shall be encoded as defined in Table 8.2.61-1.
Table 8.2.61-1: Flow Direction
Flow Direction |
Value (Decimal) |
Unspecified |
0 |
Downlink (traffic to the UE) |
1 |
Uplink (traffic from the UE) |
2 |
Bidirectional |
3 |
For future use. Shall not be sent. If received, shall be interpreted as the value "0". |
4 to 7 |
The Flow Description field, when present, shall be encoded as an OctetString as specified in clause 5.4.2 of 3GPP TS 29.212 [8].