Patent ID: 8908519
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An SCTP communication method comprising: receiving a first request comprising a first requested number of streams; sending a first acknowledgment comprising a first permitted number of streams, wherein the first permitted number of streams is less than or equal to the first requested number of streams; establishing an association comprising a first plurality of streams, wherein the first plurality of streams equals the first permitted number of streams; and detecting a vacant stream; determining a surplus number of streams based on a current amount of communication and a total number of available streams; receiving a second request comprising a second requested number of streams based on the surplus number of streams, wherein the second requested number of streams is greater than the first number of permitted streams; sending a second acknowledgement comprising a second permitted number of streams based on the surplus number of streams, wherein the second number of permitted streams is greater than the first permitted number of streams; and changing the association, wherein the changed association comprises the second permitted number of streams.