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diff --git a/ACE/performance-tests/SCTP/README.SCTP b/ACE/performance-tests/SCTP/README.SCTP deleted file mode 100644 index 95c3cb0b53a..00000000000 --- a/ACE/performance-tests/SCTP/README.SCTP +++ /dev/null @@ -1,81 +0,0 @@ -# $Id$ - -This document provides general information about the SCTP protocol. - - -Introduction -============= -SCTP (Stream Control Transmission Protocol) is a new transport layer protocol -developed by the IETF and defined by RFC2960. Originally designed for the -transmission of message-oriented applications such as the transportation of -signaling data for PSTNs (Public Switched Telephone Networks), SCTP can be used -in any application that uses TCP. - - Major Features - -------------- - - - Direct support for multi-homing - - Support for multiple streams per connection (known as associations) - to reduce "head of line" blocking problems. - - Four way handshake reducing the possibility for blind denial of - service attacks. - - Adjustment of congestion control parameters - - Cookie mechanism to protect against "SYN" attacks - -API's -======== - -The SCTP drafts have defined several different API's. The first reference -implementation was a user level library. This allowed an application to use -SCTP through several functions and callbacks. As of this writing a -transition from the user level libraries to the kernel is underway. - -The IETF TSVWG (Transport Area Working Group) has published a draft -(draft-ietf-tsvwg-sctpsocket-06.txt) that defines a mapping between SCTP and -the BSD sockets interface. This interface has made porting TCP applications to -SCTP as simple as changing one socket call. - - OpenSS7 - -------- - OpenSS7 has defined, a similar BSD style sockets interface. It is - slightly different from the one defined by the IETF, however, at the - time of our evaluation it was the most stable implementation. - - Please see README.OpenSS7 for details and build instructions. - - LKSCTP - ------ - The LKSCTP implementation is based on the TSVWG's sockets draft. - It is included with the Linux 2.6 series test kernels. Backported - (Linux 2.4) patches are also available from the LKSCTP website. - - Please see README.LKSCTP for more details and build instructions. - -Resources -=========== - - RFCs - ----- - RFC2960: Stream Control Transmission Protocol - RFC3309: Stream Control Transmission Protocol Checksum Change - - Internet-Drafts - ---------------- - - draft-ietf-tsvwg-sctpsocket-07.txt: - Sockets API Extensions for Stream Control Transmission Protocol - - draft-ietf-tsvwg-sctpimpguide-08.txt - Stream Control Transmission Protocol Implementer's Guide - - Internet Links - --------------- - IETF: Transport Area Working Group (tsvwg): - http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/tsvwg-charter.html - - The OpenSS7 Project: http://www.openss7.org/sctp.html - - The LKSCTP Project: http://lksctp.sourceforge.net/ - --- - |