Re: [mqtt-comment] Subscription identifier values

[Ian Craggs <icraggs@modelbasedtesting.co.uk>]

Hi Paolo,

because its type is a variable byte integer - the same as the remaining 
length field.  A compromise between efficiency of packet size and 
flexibility in the amount of subscription ids.

Ian


On 14/08/2017 13:27, Paolo Patierno wrote:
> Hi,
> why the subscription identifier can have the value of 1 to 268,435,455 ?
>
> Thanks
> Paolo

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Ian Craggs
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