On Thu, 2010-09-30 at 11:41 -0400, Jerry Feldman wrote:
First of all, TCP is not stream oriented.
Yes, it is. See RFC793. It provides what is in essence a stream and is referred to as such in the specification; a bidirectional stream between two sockets.
a connection with a remote host. The IP protocol is a windowing protocol (in contrast to an old ack/nak protocol).
TCP layers on top of IP to create a reliable streaming protocol. "reliable" being a relative term, of course.
. I suggest you consult a good book on Unix/Linux network programming, such as /UNIX Network Programming/, by the late W. Richard Stephens. This was at one time the best set of books.
+1 But, sadly, it doesn't cover SCTP. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-programming+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-programming+help@opensuse.org