Research on Multipath Transfer Using SCTP Multihoming
Qingbo Wu · Computer Technology and Development · 2007
Multihoming is one of the most important features in SCTP,which can be used by the data sender to send data to a receiver through different paths.Although SCTP provides support for multihoming,the basic reason for such a provision was to improve reliability of associations,simultaneous transfer of new data to multiple paths is currently not allowed in SCTP.We can gain significant throughput improvement if simultaneously transfer new data across multiple paths to the receiver.In this article,the multipath transfer using SCTP multihoming is discussed and the techniques are analyzed.These techniques include fast retransmission starting technique,CWND growth technique,delayed ACK technique,receive buffer block reducing technique and retransmission policies.