timg@devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV (Tim Graham) (11/10/87)
I have a query concerning the existence of tested and reliable guaranteed datagram protocols. By this I mean protocols which would sit "above" the UDP protocol in the TCP/UDP/IP suite, but which would guarantee ordered and reliable delivery of messages. I suppose that such a protocol would have to do appropriate sequencing and retransmitting to accomplish this. The problem which motivates this request is a desire to maintain "many-to-one" connections while guaranteeing that any segments sent will be received at the remote end, and that they will be received in the order in which they were sent. Any information concerning products which even remotely resemble this description would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for any information you may have. -- Tim Graham Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, CA. 91109 MS: 301-260A (818) 354-1448 UUCP: ...cit-vax!elroy!jpl-devvax!timg ARPA: elroy!timg@jpl-devvax