TCP-to-SCTP Translation Using Dynamic Rules-Table

Using the application of bulk data transfer, we investigate the performance of existing TCP-to-SCTP Translation shim scheme under the scenario of shim rules-table is static (i.e., manual). We find that a potential problem named stale shim rules-table value caused by shim rules-table static configuration, which induces TCP-to-SCTP Translation does not startup in time. Based on this, we present a suggestion called Dynamic Rules-Table (DRT) for TCP-to-SCTP Translation to implement the real-time startup and to improve the throughput of SCTP association. A demonstrate using simulation is provided showing how application performance in terms of responsiveness and throughput using the shim and SCTP is equivalent to or better than performance when application operate using TCP-to-SCTP translation shim as originally designed.