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<title>diameter_sctp(3)</title>
<prepared>Anders Svensson</prepared>
<responsible></responsible>
<docno></docno>
<approved></approved>
<checked></checked>
<date></date>
<rev></rev>
<file>diameter_sctp.xml</file>
</header>

<module>diameter_sctp</module>
<modulesummary>Diameter transport over SCTP.</modulesummary>

<description>

<p>
This module implements diameter transport over SCTP using &gen_sctp;.
It can be specified as the value of a transport_module option to
&mod_add_transport;
and implements the behaviour documented in
&man_transport;.</p>

<marker id="start"/>
</description>

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<funcs>

<func>
<name>start({Type, Ref}, Svc, [Opt])
         -> {ok, Pid, [LAddr]} | {error, Reason}</name>
<fsummary>Start a transport process.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Type = connect | accept</v>
<v>Ref = &mod_transport_ref;</v>
<v>Svc = #diameter_service{}</v>
<v>Opt = OwnOpt | SctpOpt</v>
<v>Pid = pid()</v>
<v>LAddr = &ip_address;</v>
<v>Reason = term()</v>
<v>OwnOpt = {raddr, &ip_address;}
          | {rport, integer()}
          | {accept, Match}
          | {unordered, boolean() | pos_integer()}
          | {packet, boolean() | raw}
          | {message_cb, &mod_eval;}
          | {sender, boolean()}</v>
<v>SctpOpt = term()</v>
<v>Match = &ip_address; | string() | [Match]</v>
</type>
<desc>

<p>
The start function required by &man_transport;.</p>

<p>
Options <c>raddr</c> and <c>rport</c> specify the remote address
and port for a connecting transport and not valid for a listening
transport: the former is required while latter defaults to 3868 if
unspecified.
Multiple <c>raddr</c> options can be specified, in which case the
connecting transport in question attempts each in sequence until
an association is established.</p>

<p>
Option <c>accept</c> specifies remote addresses for a listening
transport and is not valid for a connecting transport.
If specified, a remote address that does not match one of the
specified addresses causes the association to be aborted.
Multiple <c>accept</c> options can be specified.
A string-valued <c>Match</c> that does not parse as an address is
interpreted as a regular expression.</p>

<p>
Option <c>unordered</c> specifies whether or not to use unordered
delivery, integer <c>N</c> being equivalent to <c>N =&lt; OS</c>,
where <c>OS</c> is the number of outbound streams negotiated on the
association in question.
Regardless of configuration, sending is ordered on stream 0
until reception of a second incoming message, to ensure that a peer
receives capabilities exchange messages before any other.
Defaults to <c>false</c>.</p>

<p>
Option <c>packet</c> determines how/if an incoming message is
packaged into a diameter_packet record.
If <c>false</c> then messages are received as binary().
If <c>true</c> then as a record with the binary() message in the
<c>bin</c> field and a <c>{stream, Id}</c> tuple in the
<c>transport_data</c> field, where <c>Id</c> is the identifier of the
inbound stream the message was received on.
If <c>raw</c> then as a record with the received ancillary
sctp_sndrcvinfo record in the <c>transport_data</c> field.
Defaults to <c>true</c>.</p>

<p>
Options <c>message_cb</c> and <c>sender</c> have semantics identical
to those documented in &man_tcp_sender;, but with the message argument
to a <c>recv</c> callback being as directed by the <c>packet</c>
option.</p>

<p>
An <c>{outstream, Id}</c> tuple in the <c>transport_data</c> field of
a outgoing diameter_packet record sets the outbound stream on which
the message is sent, modulo the negotiated number of outbound streams.
Any other value causes successive such sends to cycle though all
outbound streams.</p>

<p>
Remaining options are any accepted by &gen_sctp_open1;, with the exception
of options <c>mode</c>, <c>binary</c>, <c>list</c>, <c>active</c>
and <c>sctp_events</c>.
Note that options <c>ip</c> and <c>port</c> specify the local address
and port respectively.</p>

<p>
Multiple <c>ip</c> options can be specified for a multihomed peer.
If none are specified then the values of <c>Host-IP-Address</c>
in the <c>diameter_service</c> record are used.
Option <c>port</c> defaults to 3868 for a listening transport and 0 for a
connecting transport.</p>

<warning>
<p>
An small receive buffer may result in a peer having to
resend incoming messages: set the &inet; option <c>recbuf</c> to increase
the buffer size.</p>

<p>
An small send buffer may result in outgoing messages
being discarded: set the &inet; option <c>sndbuf</c> to increase
the buffer size.</p>
</warning>

</desc>
</func>

</funcs>

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<section>
<title>SEE ALSO</title>

<p>
&man_main;, &man_transport;, &gen_sctp;, &inet;</p>

</section>

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