Stream Control Transmission Protocol Applicability Statement
RFC 3257, “Stream Control Transmission Protocol Applicability Statement”, is an Informational document published in April 2002 by L. Coene. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes the applicability of the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP). It also contrasts SCTP with the two dominant transport protocols, User Datagram Protocol (UDP) & Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), and gives some guidelines for when best to use SCTP and when not best to use SCTP. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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