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Stream Control Transmission Protocol
Transport Layer — Other
Protocol Overview
Full Name
Stream Control Transmission Protocol
Abbreviation
SCTP
OSI Layer
Transport Layer
Category
Other
RFC
RFC 9260
About SCTP
Message-oriented transport protocol combining TCP reliability with UDP message boundaries. Supports multi-homing and multi-streaming.
Transport Layer
Other
Standards Reference
SCTP is defined in RFC 9260, published by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). RFCs are the official standards documents for internet protocols and are freely available for public review.