RADIUS

Name

Framed-Protocol

Synopsis

Attribute Number	7
Length	6
Value	ENUM
Allowed in	Access-Request, Access-Accept
Prohibited in	Access-Reject, Access-Challenge
Presence in Packet	Not required
Maximum Iterations	1

This attribute signals what type of protocol to use over a link-frame connection. The server treats this attribute as a hint if received inside an Access-Request packet and a required condition if received in an Access-Accept packet. The value of this attribute can range from 1 to 6; Table 3-2 lists the values and their corresponding link protocols.

Table 3-2. Framed-protocol attribute values

Value	Link protocol
1	PPP
2	SLIP
3	ARAP
4	Gandalf SLP/MLP
5	Xylogics IPX/SIP
6	X.75 Synchronous

This attribute should be used when the Service-Type attribute is set to Framed.