diff --git a/src/gtpV2Codec/ieClasses/manual/gtpV2Ie.h b/src/gtpV2Codec/ieClasses/manual/gtpV2Ie.h
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+ /*
+Copyright 2019-present Infosys Limited  
+   
+SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0  
+  
+*/ 
+
+
+
+#ifndef GTPV2IE_H_
+#define GTPV2IE_H_
+
+#include "basicTypes.h"
+#include "msgBuffer.h"
+#include "../gtpV2IeDataTypes.h"
+
+#define IE_HEADER_SIZE 4
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  Uint8  ieType;
+  Uint16 length;
+  Uint8  instance;
+}GtpV2IeHeader;
+
+class GtpV2Ie {
+public:
+	GtpV2Ie();
+	virtual ~GtpV2Ie();
+
+	static void encodeGtpV2IeHeader(MsgBuffer &buffer, GtpV2IeHeader const &data);
+	static void decodeGtpV2IeHeader(MsgBuffer &buffer, GtpV2IeHeader &data);
+	static void reserveHeaderSpace(MsgBuffer &buffer);
+
+protected:
+	Uint8 ieType;
+};
+
+#endif /* GTPV2IE_H_ */