Sockets API Extensions for the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP)
R. Stewart, M. Tuexen, Kin Poon, Peter Lei, Vladislav Yasevich · 2011
This document describes a mapping of the Stream Control Transmission Protocol SCTP into a sockets API. The benefits of this mapping include compatibility for TCP applications, access to new SCTP features and a consolidated error and event notification scheme.