{"json_modified": "2016-08-20T12:09:23.371090", "uuid": "4b460eab-0c70-4e0f-8bc9-9e02215967fb", "title": "SCTP", "url": "/en-US/docs/Glossary/SCTP", "tags": ["glossary", "Infrastructure", "SCTP", "WebRTC", "Glossary"], "translations": [], "modified": "2016-08-20T12:09:23", "label": "SCTP", "localization_tags": [], "locale": "en-US", "id": 185456, "last_edit": "2016-08-20T12:09:20", "summary": "<strong>SCTP </strong>(Stream Control Transmission <a class=\"glossaryLink\" href=\"/en-US/docs/Glossary/Protocol\" title=\"Protocol: A protocol is a system of rules that define how data is exchanged within or between computers. &#xA0;Communications between devices require that the devices agree on the format of the data that is being exchanged. The set of rules that defines a format is called a protocol.\">Protocol</a>) is an <a class=\"glossaryLink\" href=\"/en-US/docs/Glossary/IETF\" title=\"IETF: The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is a worldwide&#xA0;organization that drafts specifications governing the mechanisms behind&#xA0;the Internet, especially the TCP/IP or&#xA0;Internet Protocol Suite.\">IETF</a> standard for a transport protocol which enables the reliable, in-order transmission of messages while offering congestion control, multi-homing, and other features to improve reliability and stability of the connection. It's used for sending traditional telephone calls over the Internet, but is also used for <a class=\"glossaryLink\" href=\"/en-US/docs/Glossary/WebRTC\" title=\"WebRTC: WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication) is an API that can be used by video-chat, voice-calling, and P2P-file-sharing Web apps.\">WebRTC</a> data.", "sections": [{"id": "Learn_more", "title": "Learn more"}, {"id": "General_knowledge", "title": "General knowledge"}], "slug": "Glossary/SCTP", "review_tags": []}