2.2.10.2 HTTP_CHANNEL_PACKET Structure

This packet is used for channel creation.


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hdr  (8 bytes): An HTTP_PACKET_HEADER (section 2.2.10.9) structure. Its packetType field is set to PKT_TYPE_CHANNEL_CREATE.

numResources (1 byte): A single byte size field that represents the number of resource names (server names) describing the target. This value MUST be in the range 1 -- 50.

numAltResources (1 byte): A single byte size field that represents the number of alternative resource names. This value MUST be in the range 0 - 3.

port (2 bytes): An unsigned short that represents the port for communication with the target server.

protocol (2 bytes): An unsigned short that represents the protocol number used for connection with the target server. The value MUST be set to 3.