2 pppoe packet format – PLANET WGSW-52040 User Manual

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Figure 51-1: PPPoE IA protocol exchange process

51.1.2.2 PPPoE Packet Format

PPPoE packet format is as follows:

Ethernet II frame

Destination MAC

Source MAC

Type Field

PPPoE Data

CRC Check Sum

PPPoE data

Version

Type

Code

Session ID

Length Field

TLV1

……

TLV N

TLV frame

Type Length Data

Each field meanings in the following:

Type field (2 bytes) of Ethernet II frame: The protocol sets type field value of PPPoE protocol

packet as 0x8863 (include 5 kinds of packets in PPPoE discovery stage only), type field value

of session stage as 0x8864.

PPPoE version field (4 bits): Specify the current PPPoE protocol version, the current version

must be set as 0x1.

PPPoE type field (4 bits): Specify the protocol type, the current version must be set as 0x1.

PPPoE code field (1 byte): Specify the packet type. 0x09 means PADI packet, 0x07 means

PADO packet, 0x19 means PADR packet, 0x65 means PADS packet, 0xa7 means PADT

packet.

PPPoE session ID field (2 bytes): Specify the session ID.

PPPoE length field (2 bytes): Specify the sum of all TLV length.

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