DCCP (Datagram Congestion Control Protocol)

A [Transport Layer](Transport_Layer#Transport Protocols) protocol. not widely used, but has potential

  • Unreliable, connection orientated, congestion controlled datagram service“
    • TCP without reliability” or “UDP with connections and congestion control”
    • Potentially easier for NAT boxes and firewalls than UDP
    • Congestion control algorithm (CCID) negotiated at connection setup – range of algorithms supported
  • Adds 32-bit service code in addition to port number
  • Use case: streaming multimedia and IPTV