8.74 MBMS Distribution Acknowledge

29.2743GPP3GPP Evolved Packet System (EPS)Evolved General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Tunnelling Protocol for Control plane (GTPv2-C)Release 18Stage 3TS

The MBMS Distribution Acknowledge IE is sent by the SGSN to the MBMS GW in the MBMS Session Start Response and MBMS Session Update Response. It is used by the MBMS GW to decide if an IP Multicast Distribution user plane shall be established, or a normal point-to-point user plane, or both.

Bits

Octets

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

1

Type = 143 (decimal)

2 to 3

Length = n

4

Spare

Instance

5

Spare

Distr Ind

6 to n+4

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

Figure 8.74-1: MBMS Distribution Acknowledge

Table 8.74-1: Distribution Indication values

Distribution Indication

Value (Decimal)

No RNCs have accepted IP multicast distribution

0

All RNCs have accepted IP multicast distribution

1

Some RNCs have accepted IP multicast distribution

2

Spare. For future use.

3