Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP)

Owned by Jean-luc KRIKER
Jul 14, 2022
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the protocol provides the message-oriented feature of the User Datagram Protocol (UDP),

while ensuring reliable, in-sequence transport of messages with congestion control like the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP).

Unlike UDP and TCP, the protocol supports multihoming and redundant paths to increase resilience and reliability.