Section: 10.5.6.1 Access point name
Content: The purpose of the Access point name information element is to identify the packet data network to which the GPRS user wishes to connect and to notify the access point of the packet data network that wishes to connect to the MS. The Access point name is a label or a fully qualified domain name according to DNS naming conventions (see 3GPP TS 23.003[ Numbering, addressing and identification ]  [10]). The Access point name is a type 4 information element with a minimum length of 3 octets and a maximum length of 102 octets. The Access point name information element is coded as shown in figure 10.5.152/3GPP TS 24.008[ Mobile radio interface Layer 3 specification; Core network protocols; Stage 3 ] . Figure 10.5.152/3GPP TS 24.008[ Mobile radio interface Layer 3 specification; Core network protocols; Stage 3 ] : Access point name information element The value part is defined in 3GPP TS 23.003[ Numbering, addressing and identification ]  [10].