SCTP

Stream Control Transmission Protocol is designed to transport Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) signalling messages over IP networks. but is capable of broader applications.

Reference

SCTP Project page , by Thomas Dreibholz
SCTP website
Stream Control Transmission Protocol , Wikipedia
SCTP , Network Sorcery
sctp.de

Documentation

RFC 4960 , Stream Control Transmission Protocol, 2007-09
SCTP for Beginners
Introduction to Stream Control Transmission Protocol , Jan Newmarch, 2007-09-01
Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) Associations , Jan Newmarch, 2007-10-01

Description

SCTP is an alternative to TCP or UDP.

Two important facts about SCTP:

  • it's designed to transport PSTN (conventional telephony) over IP; and
  • the third (that is, the posthumous) edition of Unix Network Programming , by Richard Stevens, covers it.

The big question for Tclers is whether Tcl deserves an SCTP-savvy extension. Is ceptcl a good location?