Title :
SCTP: state of the art in research, products, and technical challenges
Author :
Fu, Shaojian ; Atiquzzaman, Mohammed
Author_Institution :
Telecommun. & Networks Res. Lab, Oklahoma Univ., Norman, OK, USA
Abstract :
The stream control transmission protocol (SCTP) is being standardized by IETF as a reliable transport protocol to address a number of limitations of TCP. Due to its attractive features, such as multi-streaming and multi-homing, SCTP has received much attention from the research community and industry. The paper serves as a tutorial by introducing the main features of SCTP, and discussing the state of the art in SCTP research activities. We also provide a survey on the available products which implement SCTP. Finally, the challenges faced by SCTP research community are identified with a view to stimulating further research.
Keywords :
IP networks; Internet telephony; telecommunication signalling; transport protocols; IP networks; IP telephony; SCTP; TCP; multi-homing; multi-streaming; stream control transmission protocol; telecommunication signaling; transport protocol; Computer network reliability; Computer science; IP networks; Intelligent networks; Internet telephony; Signal processing; TCPIP; Telecommunication control; Telecommunication network reliability; Transport protocols;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Communications, 2003. CCW 2003. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE 18th Annual Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8239-0
DOI :
10.1109/CCW.2003.1240794
