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| ==== Introduction ==== | ==== Introduction ==== | ||
| - | This document obsoletes RFC 2960 and RFC 3309. It describes the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP). SCTP is designed to transport Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) signaling messages over [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:i:ip]] networks, but is capable of broader applications. | + | This document obsoletes RFC 2960 and RFC 3309. It describes the [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:sctp]]. SCTP is designed to transport Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) signaling messages over [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:i:ip]] networks, but is capable of broader applications. |
| SCTP is a reliable transport protocol operating on top of a connectionless packet network such as IP. It offers the following services to its users: | SCTP is a reliable transport protocol operating on top of a connectionless packet network such as IP. It offers the following services to its users: | ||