RFC Errata
RFC 6733, "Diameter Base Protocol", October 2012
Source of RFC: dime (ops)See Also: RFC 6733 w/ inline errata
Errata ID: 3805
Status: Verified
Type: Technical
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Lionel
Date Reported: 2013-11-18
Verifier Name: Benoit Claise
Date Verified: 2013-12-09
Section 3 says:
Message Length The Message Length field is three octets and indicates the length of the Diameter message including the header fields and the padded AVPs. Thus, the Message Length field is always a multiple of 4.
It should say:
Message Length The Message Length field is three octets and indicates the number of octets of the Diameter message, including the header fields and the padded AVPs. Thus, the Message Length field is always a multiple of 4 octets.
Notes:
the actual text does not indicate the unit of length unit, which may lead to confusion and IOT issues, especially if someone considers bits instead of bytes.