RFC 6897: Multipath TCP (MPTCP) Application Interface Considerations

Multipath TCP (MPTCP) adds the capability of using multiple paths to a regular TCP session. Even though it is designed to be totally backward compatible to…

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Outgoing relationships (15 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 6824: TCP Extensions for Multipath Operation with Multiple Addresses
Normative reference — RFC 6181: Threat Analysis for TCP Extensions for Multipath Operation with Multiple Addresses
Normative reference — RFC 6182: Architectural Guidelines for Multipath TCP Development
Normative reference — RFC 6356: Coupled Congestion Control for Multipath Transport Protocols
Informative reference — RFC 5246: The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.2
Informative reference — RFC 5280: Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile
Informative reference — RFC 6125: Representation and Verification of Domain-Based Application Service Identity within Internet Public Key Infrastructure Using X.509 (PKIX) Certificates in the Context of Transport Layer Security (TLS)
Informative reference — RFC 6555: Happy Eyeballs: Success with Dual-Stack Hosts
Informative reference — RFC 3542: Advanced Sockets Application Program Interface (API) for IPv6
Informative reference — RFC 6458: Sockets API Extensions for the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP)
Informative reference — RFC 6418: Multiple Interfaces and Provisioning Domains Problem Statement
Informative reference — RFC 6316: Sockets Application Program Interface (API) for Multihoming Shim
Informative reference — RFC 6419: Current Practices for Multiple-Interface Hosts
Informative reference — RFC 4584: Extension to Sockets API for Mobile IPv6
Informative reference — RFC 6317: Basic Socket Interface Extensions for the Host Identity Protocol (HIP)

Incoming relationships (3 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 7414: A Roadmap for Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Specification Documents
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8684: TCP Extensions for Multipath Operation with Multiple Addresses
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8923: A Minimal Set of Transport Services for End Systems