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How can there be so much TCP bashing, without a mention of SCTP. I mean at least that's implemented in some BSDs with ports available for other OSes.
by j-pb 6y ago
How can there be so much TCP bashing, without a mention of SCTP. I mean at least that's implemented in some
BSDs with ports available for other OSes.
- gogoincar 6y agoSCTP also lives on in the WebRTC spec for data channels, so all (modern) browsers also implement it
- bestouff 6y agoSadly the state of the internet means that only TCP and UDP will be widely used for the foreseeable future. There are a quantity of old routers which just throw away protocols they don't know, and they don't know much. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocol_ossification https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocol_ossification
- hujun 6y agoSCTP is deployed more widely than you think, all mobile network(3G/LTE/5G) use SCTP for varies signaling protocols like S1-MME
- swinglock 6y agoYes but no. It is used in operator networks but that isn't on the Internet.
- aSplash0fDerp 6y agoI think you might be mistaken on the flexibility of the infrastructure. I personally don't think IP (tcp and udp included) will be used on Internet 2.0. Theres just too much baggage with those protocols. Perhaps we'll see Internet 1.5 leverage encapsulation and build a huge underlying canvas for new protocols to blossom, but we seem to be approaching the point where anything with an IP address is too much of a hassle to maintain and a longterm security liability/commitment. Just moving IP to the borders of a network would open up space for more secure protocols. Its probably time we put the middle one behind port 79 anyways.
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