RADIUS attribute from rfc2869
NAS-Port-Id
This Attribute contains a text string which identifies the port of the NAS which is authenticating the user. It is only used in Access-Request and Accounting-Request packets. Note that this is using "port" in its sense of a physical connection on the NAS, not in the sense of a TCP or UDP port number. Either NAS-Port or NAS-Port-Id SHOULD be present in an Access- Request packet, if the NAS differentiates among its ports. NAS- Port-Id is intended for use by NASes which cannot conveniently number their ports. A summary of the NAS-Port-Id Attribute format is shown below. The fields are transmitted from left to right. 0 1 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | Type | Length | Text... +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Type 87 for NAS-Port-Id. Length >= 3 Text The Text field contains the name of the port using UTF-8 encoded 10646 characters.