RFC 4820 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2007

Padding Chunk and Parameter for the Stream Control Transmission Protocol

Overview

RFC 4820, “Padding Chunk and Parameter for the Stream Control Transmission Protocol”, is a Proposed Standard document published in March 2007 by M. Tuexen, R. Stewart, P. Lei. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document defines a padding chunk and a padding parameter and describes the required receiver side procedures. The padding chunk is used to pad a Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) packet to an arbitrary size. The padding parameter is used to pad an SCTP INIT chunk to an arbitrary size. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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