Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP)

There are three OpenSS7 implementations of SCTP as follows:

Linux Native Sockets SCTP Implementation
Linux Fast-STREAMS SCTP Implementation
strinet STREAMS-over-Sockets (SoS) SCTP Implementation

SCTP

Section: The OpenSS7 Project Devices (4)
Updated: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:29:43 GMT
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NAME

sctp - Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP)

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <netinet/sctp.h>
#include <sys/npi_sctp.h>
#include <sys/tpi_sctp.h>
#include <sys/xti_sctp.h>

int sctp_stream = open(sctp_device, flags);
int sctp_xtistr = t_open(sctp_device, flags);
int sctp_socket = socket(PF_INET, socket_type, IPPROTO_SCTP);

DESCRIPTION

SCTP
is an implementation of the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) define in RFC 2960[1] and RFC 3309[2]. SCTP provides reliable deliver of ordered or unordered packets over a full duplex connection between two streams on top of ip(4). SCTP can guarantee that the data arrives in order on a stream, if requested, and retransmits lost packets. It generates and checks a per-packet checksum to catch transmission errors. SCTP uses the services of the Internet Protocol, ip(4), to transfer packets.

SCTP is implemented as a STREAMS(4) multiplexing driver. ip(4) streams are lined under the SCTP multiplexing driver using the I_LINK or I_PLINK commands of streamio(7), to provide network services to SCTP. Once linked, the streams must be configured using sctp_ioctl(4).

SCTP provides two stream types. To select one of the stream types, sctp_device can be one of the following:

/dev/sctp_n: This device provides the SCTP protocol services using the N-primitives of the Network Provider Interface, npi(7), used for the Stream Control Transmission Protocol as described in npi_sctp(7). The npi(7) interface provided on a stream opening this device is suitable for use with the sockets(3) library and provides the SCTP interface using sockets as described in sctp(7). This stream provides connection-oriented NPI services.
/dev/sctp_t: This device provides the SCTP protocol service interface using the T-primitives of the Transport Provider Interface, tpi(7), used of the Stream Control Transmission Protocol, as described in tpi_sctp(7). The tpi(7) interface provided on a stream opening this device is suitable for use with the xnet(3) or xti(3) library and provides the SCTP interface using XTI as described in xti_sctp(3).

SCTP provides three socket types for use by the sockets(3) library socket(7) calls. SCTP provides sockets in the protocol family PF_INET using the protocol number IPPROTO_SCTP. The socket_type argument can be one of the following:

SOCK_SEQPACKET: A standard SOCK_SEQPACKET socket that preserves message boundaries, Nagles at the association level, and provides ordered and unordered reliable and partial reliable, acknnowledged and unacknowledged delivery on multiple streams. This socket uses the underlying /dev/sctp_t transport service provider.
SOCK_STREAM: A tcp(7) compatible SOCK_STREAM socket that does not preserve message boundaries, Nagles at the stream level, and provides ordered and out-of-band unacknowledged deliver on a single stream. This is an optional capability of SCTP that provides for maximum compatability with applications written for tcp(4). This socket uses the underlying /dev/sctp_t transport service provider.
SOCK_RDM: A udp(7) compatible SOCK_RDM socket that preserves message boundaries, does not Nagle, and provides only unordered but reliable or partially reliable delivery on multiple streams. This is an optional capability of SCTP that provides for maximum compatibility with applications written for rudp(7). This socket uses the underlying /dev/sctp_t transport service provider.

The following entries in /etc/protosw provides the information necessary for socksys(4) to use these devices:

PF_INET	SOCK_SEQPACKET	IPPROTO_SCTP	/dev/sctp_t	tpi	cots
PF_INET	SOCK_STREAM	IPPROTO_SCTP	/dev/sctp_t	tpi	cots
PF_INET	SOCK_RDM	IPPROTO_SCTP	/dev/sctp_t	tpi	cots

For additional information, see socksys(4) and protosw(5).

IOCTLS

All interfaces support a set of management IO controls using ioctl(2) and streamio(7) I_STR system calls on the sctp_stream, sctp_xtistr or sctp_socket. These management controls are described in

NOTICES

SCTP has several implementations. This manpage is for the STREAMS(4) implementation. There is also an INET(4) implementation which provides tpi(7) access to the Linux NET4 version of SCTP. For more information on this version, see sctp(7).

FILES

<sys/socket.h>, <netint/sctp.h>, <sys/npi_ip.h>, <sys/npi_sctp.h>, <sys/tpi_ip.h>, <sys/tpi_sctp.h>, <sys/xti_ip.h>, <sys/xti_sctp.h>.

DEVICES

/dev/sctp_n, /dev/sctp_t.

REFERENCES

[1]: RFC 2960, Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP), October 2000, Randall R. Stewart, ed., The Internet Society. (Obsoleted by RFC 4960) (Updated by RFC 3309) (Status: PROPOSED STANDARD) <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2960.txt>
[2]: RFC 3309, Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) Checksum Change, September 2002, Jonathan Stone, ed., The Internet Society. (Obsoleted by RFC 4960) (Updates RFC 2960) (Status: PROPOSED STANDARD) <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3309.txt>
[3]: RFC 3873, Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) Mangement Information Base (MIB), September 2004, J. Pastor, M. Belinchon, The Internet Society. (Status: PROPOSED STANDARD) <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3873.txt>
[4]: RFC 3758, Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) Partial Reliability Extension, May 2004, Randall R. Stewart, ed., The Internet Society. (Status: PROPOSED STANDARD) <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3758.txt>
[5]: draft-ietf-tsvwg-addip-sctp-08.txt, Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) Dynamic Address Reconfiguration, September 24, 2003, Randall R. Stewart, ed., Internet Engineering Task Force - Signalling Transport Working Group. Work In Progress. <http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-tsvwg-addip-sctp-08.txt>
[6]: draft-ietf-tsvwg-sctpimpguide-10.txt, Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) Implementor's Guide, November 13, 2003, Randall R. Stewart, ed., Internet Engineering Task Force - Signalling Transport Working Group. Work In Progress. <http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-tsvwg-sctpimpguide-10.txt>

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