Index

Symbols

-lsctp library, Compiling Applications that Use the SCTP APIs
-lxnet library, Compiling Applications that Use the SCTP APIs
/usr/lib/libsctp library, Migrating TCP Applications to SCTP
/usr/lib/libxnet library, Compiling Applications that Use the SCTP APIs, Migrating TCP Applications to SCTP

A

ABORT chunk, Chunk Types, SCTP Graceful Shutdown Feature

achieving half-closed state

in SCTP, The shutdown() Socket API

ACK packet, Connection Setup in SCTP

acknowledge packet (see ACK packet)

addrcnt parameter, The sctp_bindx() SCTP Socket API

address length (see addrlen)

address size (see tolen)

addrlen, The accept() Socket API, The connect() Socket API

addrs parameter, The sctp_bindx() SCTP Socket API, The sctp_getpaddrs() SCTP Socket API

alternate IP address, Multihoming

ancillary data structure (see sctp_initmsg structure) (see sctp_sndrcvinfo)

associating an endpoint, The bind() Socket API

B

backlog, The listen() Socket API

of outstanding associations, The listen() Socket API

blind masquerade attack, Verification Tag

branched off socket, The read() and write() Socket Calls

branching an association, The sctp_peeloff() SCTP Socket API

socket descriptor, The sctp_peeloff() SCTP Socket API

buffer size, API Options to Modify Socket Behavior, The send(), sendto(), recv(), and recvfrom() Socket Calls

C

changing outbound streams

number of (see SCTP_INITMSG)

chunk data, SCTP Packet

chunk flag, SCTP Packet

chunk length, SCTP Packet

cmsghdr structure, SCTP Ancillary Data Structures

congestion window, Slow Start and Congestion Avoidance Algorithms

control chunk

information, SCTP Packet

COOKIE ACK chunk, Chunk Types

COOKIE ECHO chunk, Chunk Types

cookie field, Connection Setup in SCTP

COOKIE-ACK chunk, Connection Setup in SCTP

COOKIE-ECHO chunk, Connection Setup in SCTP

creating a socket, The socket() Socket API, The socket()() Socket API

cwnd variable, Slow Start and Congestion Avoidance Algorithms

D

D_XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED macro, Compiling Applications that Use the SCTP APIs

data boundaries, Conservation of Data Boundaries

DATA chunk, SCTP Packet, Retransmission of DATA Chunks

default stream

in SCTP, The send(), sendto(), recv(), and recvfrom() Socket Calls

delayed acknowledgement, SCTP Data Exchange Features

denial of service attack (see DoS)

difference in TCP and SCTP, The shutdown() Socket API

disabling receive operation

at an endpoint, The shutdown() Socket API

disabling send operation

at an endpoint, The shutdown() Socket API

DoS, Limitations of TCP

preventing, Connection Setup in SCTP

E

enabling multihoming, The bind() Socket API
endpoint failure, HEARTBEATs to Identify Endpoint Failure
EOPNOTSUPP error, The listen() Socket API
ERROR chunk, Chunk Types
ESTABLISHED state, The listen() Socket API
existing socket APIs, Overview

F

four-way handshake, Connection Setup in SCTP, Cookie Mechanism

overcome delay, Connection Setup in SCTP

four-way initiation handshake, The listen() Socket API

freeing resources, The sctp_freepaddrs() SCTP Socket API, The sctp_freeladdrs() SCTP Socket API

fromlen paremeter, The send(), sendto(), recv(), and recvfrom() Socket Calls

G

gap

in transmission sequence, Multistreaming

getsockopt() call, API Options to Modify Socket Behavior

getting control information (see scto_sndrcvinfo structure)

gracefully closing

an association, The close() Socket API

H

half-closed state

in TCP, The shutdown() Socket API

half-open connection, SCTP Graceful Shutdown Feature

head-of-line blocking (see HOL)

HEARTBEAT ACK chunk, Chunk Types

HEARTBEAT chunk, Chunk Types, HEARTBEATs to Identify Path Failures

HOL, Limitations of TCP, Multistreaming

HP-specific library (see libsctp)

I

IN6ADDR_ANY option, The connect() Socket API

IN6ADDR_ANY_INIT option, The bind() Socket API

INADDR_ANY option, The bind() Socket API, The connect() Socket API

INIT ACK chunk, Chunk Types

INIT chunk, Chunk Types

INIT-ACK chunk, Connection Setup in SCTP

Initiate tag, Verification Tag

initiating an association, The connect() Socket API

IP stack

application layer, SCTP in the IP Stack

data link layer, SCTP in the IP Stack

network layer, SCTP in the IP Stack

physical layer, SCTP in the IP Stack

socket layer, SCTP in the IP Stack

transport layer

SCTP, SCTP in the IP Stack

IPPROTO_SCTP, API Options to Modify Socket Behavior

IPPROTO_SCTP parameter, The socket() Socket API

IPPROTO_SCTP value, The setsocktopt() and getsockopt() Socket Calls

L

libsctp library, Compiling and Running Applications that Use the SCTP Socket APIs
libxnet library, Compiling and Running Applications that Use the SCTP Socket APIs

M

maximum transmission unit (see MTU)

message buffer, The send(), sendto(), recv(), and recvfrom() Socket Calls

message size, The send(), sendto(), recv(), and recvfrom() Socket Calls

migrate

existing TCP application, One-to-One Socket APIs

migrating TCP applications

to SCTP,

benefits of, Migrating TCP Applications to SCTP

MSG_ABORT flag, The close() Socket API

msg_control parameter, The sendmsg() and recvmsg() Socket APIs

msg_controllen parameter, The sendmsg() and recvmsg() Socket APIs

MSG_EOF flag, The close() Socket API

msg_flags parameter, The sendmsg() and recvmsg() Socket APIs

msg_iov parameter, The sendmsg() and recvmsg() Socket APIs, SCTP Events and Notifications

msg_iovlen parameter, The sendmsg() and recvmsg() Socket APIs

msg_name parameter, The sendmsg() and recvmsg() Socket APIs

msg_namelen parameter, The sendmsg() and recvmsg() Socket APIs

MSG_NOTIFICATION flag, SCTP Events and Notifications

msghdr structure, The sendmsg() and recvmsg() Socket APIs

MTU, SCTP Packet

multihoming, Socket API Versus SCTP Socket API

enabling, The bind() Socket API
overcoming network failure, Multihoming
overcoming path failure, Multihoming

multistreaming, Socket API Versus SCTP Socket API

avoid HOL blocking, Multistreaming

N

new_sd parameter, The accept() Socket API

O

one-to-many client

call sequence, Basic One-to-Many Call Flow Sequence

one-to-one client

call sequence, Basic One-to-One Call Flow Sequence

optlen, API Options to Modify Socket Behavior

buffer size, API Options to Modify Socket Behavior

optlen parameter, The setsocktopt() and getsockopt() Socket Calls

optname, API Options to Modify Socket Behavior

optname parameter, API Options to Modify Socket Behavior, The setsocktopt() and getsockopt() Socket Calls

optval, API Options to Modify Socket Behavior

optval paremeter, API Options to Modify Socket Behavior, The setsocktopt() and getsockopt() Socket Calls

P

partial bytes acknowledged, Slow Start and Congestion Avoidance Algorithms

partial_byte_acked variable, Slow Start and Congestion Avoidance Algorithms

passing data

into the SCTP stack (see sctp_opt_info() call)

payload data chunk, Chunk Types

PF_INET parameter, The socket() Socket API

PF_INET6 parameter, The socket() Socket API

preparing an endpoint

for accepting associations, The listen() Socket API

primary address, Multihoming

R

receiver window, Slow Start and Congestion Avoidance Algorithms

receiving data, The sendmsg() and recvmsg() Socket APIs

receiving messages, The sctp_recvmsg() SCTP Socket API

removing an association

from the accept queue, The accept() Socket API

retransmission timeout (see RTO)

retrieving a socket, The getpeername() Socket API

retrieving socket option, API Options to Modify Socket Behavior

RFC 2581, Congestion Control in SCTP

RFC 2960, SCTP Packet

RTO, Retransmission of DATA Chunks

rwnd variable, Slow Start and Congestion Avoidance Algorithms

S

SACK chunk, Chunk Types, Retransmission of DATA Chunks

SCTP

COOKIE-ACK chunk, Connection Setup in SCTP
COOKIE-ECHO chunk, Connection Setup in SCTP
data boundaries, Conservation of Data Boundaries
default stream, Multistreaming
definition, SCTP Overview
draft compliance, SCTP Overview
four-way handshake, Connection Setup in SCTP
INIT chunk, Connection Setup in SCTP
INIT-ACK chunk, Connection Setup in SCTP
RFC compliance, SCTP Overview

SCTP notification structure, SCTP Events and Notifications

SCTP packet

chunk type, SCTP Packet
common header, SCTP Packet
control chunk, SCTP Packet
DATA chunk, SCTP Packet
SID, SCTP Packet

SCTP_ASSOC_CHANGE event, The listen() Socket API

SCTP_AUTOCLOSE option, Basic One-to-Many Call Flow Sequence

SCTP_EVENTS option, The sctp_recvmsg() SCTP Socket API

SCTP_INITMSG option, The connect() Socket API

sctp_initmsg structure, SCTP Initiation Structure (SCTP_INIT)

sctp_notification structure, SCTP Events and Notifications

sctp_opt_info() call, API Options to Modify Socket Behavior

SCTP_SNDRCV option, The sctp_sendmsg() SCTP Socket API, The sctp_recvmsg() SCTP Socket API

sctp_sndrcvinfo structure, SCTP Header Information (SCTP_SNDRCV)

selecting peer address (see sockaddr_storage)

setsockoptg() call, SCTP Events and Notifications

setting control information (see scto_sndrcvinfo structure)

setting socket option, API Options to Modify Socket Behavior

SHUT_RD parameter, The shutdown() Socket API

SHUT_RDWR parameter, The shutdown() Socket API

SHUT_WR parameter, The shutdown() Socket API

shutdown

types of, The shutdown() Socket API

SHUTDOWN ACK chunk, Chunk Types

SHUTDOWN chunk, Chunk Types

SHUTDOWN COMPLETE chunk, Chunk Types

shutdown() call

difference in SCTP and TCP, The shutdown() Socket API

SID, SCTP Packet, Multistreaming

sinfo.sinf_associd flag, The sctp_send() SCTP Socket API

sinfo.sinfo_flags flag, The sctp_send() SCTP Socket API

single-homed connection, Multihoming

slow start threshold variable, Slow Start and Congestion Avoidance Algorithms

SO_LINGER option, The setsocktopt() and getsockopt() Socket Calls

SOCK_SEQPACKET parameter, The socket()() Socket API

SOCK_STREAM parameter, The socket() Socket API

sockaddr_in structure, The bind() Socket API, The bind() Socket API, The sctp_bindx() SCTP Socket API

sockaddr_in6 strcuture, The bind() Socket API

sockaddr_in6 structure, The bind() Socket API, The sctp_bindx() SCTP Socket API

sockaddr_storage, API Options to Modify Socket Behavior

socket descriptor

creating, The socket() Socket API
for new association (see new_sd)

specifying local address, The bind() Socket API

specifying multiple addresses, The sctp_connectx() SCTP Socket API

specifying protocol level (see IPPROTO_SCTP)

SSN, SCTP Packet, Multistreaming

Stream Control Transmission Protocol (see SCTP)

stream identifier (see SID)

stream sequence number (see SSN)

SYN packet, Connection Setup in SCTP

SYN-ACK packet, Connection Setup in SCTP

SYN-flooding, SCTP Overview

Synchronize packet (see SYN packet)

synchronize-acknowledge packet (see SYN-ACK packet)

T

TCB, Cookie Mechanism

TCP

ACK packet, Connection Setup in SCTP
data boundaries, Conservation of Data Boundaries
half-open connection , SCTP Graceful Shutdown Feature
single-homed connection, Multihoming
SYN flood attack, Limitations of TCP
SYN packet, Connection Setup in SCTP
SYN-ACK packet, Connection Setup in SCTP
the PUSH flag, Limitations of TCP
three-way handshake, Connection Setup in SCTP

time-to-live (see TTL)

tolen parameter, The send(), sendto(), recv(), and recvfrom() Socket Calls

transmission control block (see TCB)

Transmission Control Protocol (see TCP)

transmission sequence number (see TSN)

transmitting data, The sendmsg() and recvmsg() Socket APIs

to a peer, The send(), sendto(), recv(), and recvfrom() Socket Calls

TSN, SCTP Packet, Multistreaming

TTL, Data Structures in the recvmsg()() and sendmsg()() Calls, The sctp_sendmsg() SCTP Socket API

U

unordered bit, SCTP Packet
User Datagram Protocol (see UDP)

V

verification tag, Connection Setup in SCTP

X

XOPEN library (see see libxnet library)
XOPEN macro (see D_XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED)
XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED macro, Compiling Applications that Use the SCTP APIs

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