RFC 3309 (rfc3309) - Page 1 of 17
Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) Checksum Change
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Network Working Group J. Stone
Request for Comments: 3309 Stanford
Updates: 2960 R. Stewart
Category: Standards Cisco Systems
D. Otis
SANlight
September 2002
Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) Checksum Change
Status of this Memo
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) currently uses an Adler-
32 checksum. For small packets Adler-32 provides weak detection of
errors. This document changes that checksum and updates SCTP to use
a 32 bit CRC checksum.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction ................................................... 2
2 Checksum Procedures ............................................ 3
3 Security Considerations......................................... 6
4 IANA Considerations............................................. 6
5 Acknowledgments ................................................ 6
6 References ..................................................... 7
Appendix ......................................................... 9
Authors' Addresses ............................................... 16
Full Copyright Statement ......................................... 17
Stone, et. al. Standards Track
