3GPP 24.501 v20.0.0 — the document's own text
9.11.2.2 EAP message
Taught in 4. Inside TS 24.501, the document at the centre (CT1 — the group that writes what your phone says, overview).
The purpose of the EAP message information element is to transport an EAP message as specified in IETF RFC 3748 [34].
The EAP message information element is coded as shown in figure 9.11.2.2.1 and table 9.11.2.2.1.
The EAP message is a type 6 information element with minimum length of 7 octets and maximum length of 1503 octets.
| 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAP message IEI | octet 1 | |||||||
| Length of EAP message contents | octet 2octet 3 | |||||||
| EAP message | octet 4octet n |
Figure 9.11.2.2.1: EAP message information element
Table 9.11.2.2.1: EAP message information element
| EAP message (octet 4 to n) |
|---|
| An EAP message as specified in IETF RFC 3748 [34]. |