document: SCTP : an innovative transport layer protocol for the web We propose using the Stream Control Transmission Protocol ( SCTP ) , a recent IETF transport layer protocol , for reliable web transport . Although TCP has traditionally been used , we argue that SCTP better matches the needs of HTTP-based network applications . This position paper discusses SCTP features that address : ( i ) head-of-line blocking within a single TCP connection , ( ii ) vulnerability to network failures , and ( iii ) vulnerability to denial-of-service SYN attacks . We discuss our experience in modifying the Apache server and the Firefox browser to benefit from SCTP , and demonstrate our HTTP over SCTP design via simple experiments . We also discuss the benefits of using SCTP in other web domains through two example scenarios ? multiplexing user requests , and multiplexing resource access . Finally , we highlight several SCTP features that will be valuable to the design and implementation of current HTTP-based client-server applications .
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