sctp(7) - Linux man page Name sctp - SCTP protocol. Synopsis #include <sys/socket.h>#include <netinet/in.h>#include <netinet/sctp.h> sctp_socket = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_SCTP); sctp_socket = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_SEQPACKET, IPPROTO_SCTP); Description This is an implementation of the SCTP protocol as defined in RFC2960 and RFC3309. It is a message oriented, reliable transport protocol