Sockets API Extensions for the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP)
RFC 6458
Document | Type | RFC - Informational (December 2011; Errata) | |
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Authors | Michael Tüxen , Vladislav Yasevich , Peter Lei , Randall Stewart , Kacheong Poon | ||
Last updated | 2020-04-28 | ||
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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) R. Stewart Request for Comments: 6458 Adara Networks Category: Informational M. Tuexen ISSN: 2070-1721 Muenster Univ. of Appl. Sciences K. Poon Oracle Corporation P. Lei Cisco Systems, Inc. V. Yasevich HP December 2011 Sockets API Extensions for the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) Abstract This document describes a mapping of the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) into a sockets API. The benefits of this mapping include compatibility for TCP applications, access to new SCTP features, and a consolidated error and event notification scheme. Status of This Memo This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes. This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has received public review and has been approved for publication by the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Not all documents approved by the IESG are a candidate for any level of Internet Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 5741. Information about the current status of this document, any errata, and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6458. Stewart, et al. Informational [Page 1] RFC 6458 SCTP Sockets API December 2011 Copyright Notice Copyright (c) 2011 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the document authors. All rights reserved. This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal Provisions Relating to IETF Documents (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of publication of this document. Please review these documents carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect to this document. Code Components extracted from this document must include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as described in the Simplified BSD License. This document may contain material from IETF Documents or IETF Contributions published or made publicly available before November 10, 2008. The person(s) controlling the copyright in some of this material may not have granted the IETF Trust the right to allow modifications of such material outside the IETF Standards Process. Without obtaining an adequate license from the person(s) controlling the copyright in such materials, this document may not be modified outside the IETF Standards Process, and derivative works of it may not be created outside the IETF Standards Process, except to format it for publication as an RFC or to translate it into languages other than English. Stewart, et al. Informational [Page 2] RFC 6458 SCTP Sockets API December 2011 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ....................................................6 2. Data Types ......................................................8 3. One-to-Many Style Interface .....................................8 3.1. Basic Operation ............................................8 3.1.1. socket() ............................................9 3.1.2. bind() .............................................10 3.1.3. listen() ...........................................11 3.1.4. sendmsg() and recvmsg() ............................12 3.1.5. close() ............................................14 3.1.6. connect() ..........................................14 3.2. Non-Blocking Mode .........................................15 3.3. Special Considerations ....................................16 4. One-to-One Style Interface .....................................18 4.1. Basic Operation ...........................................18 4.1.1. socket() ...........................................19 4.1.2. bind() .............................................19 4.1.3. listen() ...........................................21 4.1.4. accept() ...........................................21 4.1.5. connect() ..........................................22Show full document text