diff --git a/src/capwap/cw_readelem_vendor_specific_payload.c b/src/capwap/cw_readelem_vendor_specific_payload.c
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+++ b/src/capwap/cw_readelem_vendor_specific_payload.c
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+
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+
+#include "capwap.h"
+#include "cw_log.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h> //tube
+
+
+
+int cw_readelem_vendor_specific_payload(void * data,int msgtype,int elemtype,uint8_t *msgelem, int len)
+{
+	if (elemtype != CWMSGELEM_VENDOR_SPECIFIC_PAYLOAD)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (len < 6){
+		cw_dbg(DBG_ERR,"Vendor specific payload msgelem too short, len < 6.");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+//	uint32_t vendor_id = ntohl( *((uint32_t*)msgelem) );
+
+
+	return 1;	
+}
+