Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 09:24:11 -0800 From: Darren Pilgrim <list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com> To: Joe Holden <lists@rewt.org.uk>, freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-15:02.kmem Message-ID: <54CA6CBB.4060301@bluerosetech.com> In-Reply-To: <54C966BF.9000803@rewt.org.uk> References: <mailman.92.1422446402.71362.freebsd-security@freebsd.org> <20150128194011.2175B19F@hub.freebsd.org> <20150128211910.80082283DA18@rock.dv.isc.org> <54C966BF.9000803@rewt.org.uk>
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On 1/28/2015 2:46 PM, Joe Holden wrote: > Really, how many SCTP users are there om the wild... maybe one? > > It shouldn't be in GENERIC at the very least! It's used for IP-based telecom backhaul with modern POTS networks and cell networks. It's far better than TCP at handling the vagaries of voice routing. Cell carriers like to use IP backhaul instead of private lines because IP transport is ubiquitous, dirt cheap, and all you need is a VPN to secure it. I use SCTP on video systems because it handles 1:N and M:N distribution systems very well, all I need to do is string UTP or deploy wifi, and, best of all, I don't have to use multicast.
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