The value of the current request and associated member. It is represented as a single octet. Bits are numbered from left to right. Bits 1-4 indicate the request. 1111 Lockout of Protection 1110 Forced Switch 1101 SF - High Priority 1100 SF - Low Priority 1011 SD - High Priority 1010 SD - Low Priority 1001 not used 1000 Manual Switch 0111 not used 0110 Wait-to-Restore 0101 not used 0100 Exercise 0011 not used 0010 Reverse Request 0001 Do Not Revert 0000 No Request Bits 5-8 indicate the member associated with the request defined in bits 1-4. The value 0 indicates the null (or protection) member. The value 1 indicates the working member.