Table of Contents:

Definition and Overview

1. Introduction

2. Stream Control Transmission Protocol

3. SCTP Advantages: Multi-Homing, Multi-Streaming, and Other Features

4. SCTP Packet Format: A Structural Overview

5. SCTP Functions: Tracking the Transmission Process

6. SCTP Application Programming Interface (API)

7. Conclusion

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API
application programming interface

ATM
asynchronous transfer mode

IP
Internet protocol

ISDN
integrated services digital network

IXC
interexchange carriers

LAN
local-area network

MAC
message authentication code

MTU
maximum transmission unit

PDU
protocol data unit

RFC
request for comment

SCTP
stream control transmission protocol

SS7
signaling system 7

SSN
stream sequence number

TCB
transmission control block

TCP
transmission control protocol

TSN
transmission sequence number

UDP
user datagram protocol

ULP
upper layer protocol