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RFC 2960: Stream Control Transmission Protocol

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 4960.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 9260 — Stream Control Transmission Protocol

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

This document describes the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP). [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC2960
Published
October 2000
Authors
R. Stewart; Q. Xie; K. Morneault; C. Sharp; H. Schwarzbauer; T. Taylor; I. Rytina; M. Kalla; L. Zhang; V. Paxson
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
rai
Pages
134
Also known as
—
Obsoleted by:
RFC 4960
Updated by:
RFC 3309

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 8 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 2960 (2000)
  2. RFC 3309 (2002)
  3. RFC 4460 (2006)
  4. RFC 4960 (2007)
  5. RFC 6096 (2011)
  6. RFC 7053 (2013)
  7. RFC 8540 (2019)
  8. RFC 9260 (2022) ✓

Read the full history of Stream Control Transmission Protocol →

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2 later RFCs formally update or obsolete part of this document.

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