A DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUEST :
I would like to know if Sun forecast to integrate soon the SCTP (RFC 2960) transport protocol in the JDK (in addition to TCP and UDP).

JUSTIFICATION :
The SCTP transport protocol becomes more and more popular in numerous areas for transporting SS7 signaling in first point but also soon in the domain of reliable server pooling (see the ietf working group http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/rserpool-charter.html), IP mobility (for keeping a sctp connection open the while the IP address change)...
(Incident Review ID: 206675) 
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Posted Date : 2005-12-06 15:38:29.0

N/A

It is still unclear how much interest there is in SCTP.
While it might be desirable to support it, until there is more customer demand for it, it will remain low priority. On top of that, we do need some support from the underlying OSes.

Will re-evaluate for Mustang.

jean-  xxxxx@xxxxx   2003-09-25
Added new ISV entry added
Posted Date : 2007-02-22 14:41:44.0

We plan to target a Sun specific Java SCTP API for JDK7.
Posted Date : 2008-04-01 12:21:32.0

I am pleased to announce the creation of an SCTP Project on OpenJDK. This Project will be used for the development of an API for Stream Control Transport Protocol (SCTP) and corresponding OpenJDK prototype.

  http://openjdk.java.net/projects/sctp/
Posted Date : 2008-11-18 14:29:45.0

Changeset for this integration.

http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/build/jdk/rev/ffc29fac1330
Posted Date : 2009-04-16 16:51:52.0

Do you have any plan of SCTP support yet?

I am looking for OS based support for sctp as well. This is a basic class 
of problems to be solved and I do not want to be tied in to a vendor that 
implements it only if combined with their otherwise shity product.

Yes, SCTP supported in Java would be helpful.  SCTP has great functionality, is needed for Java in Telcom use (SIGTRAN, etc), and is becoming more widely used.  Now Linux also implements it.  

Yes lot of telecom products and Java based application server implementations are looking providing support for SCTP. JDK should provide support for this.

Is there any update to this feature enhancement?  It says "re-evaluate for Mustang" -- but JDK 6 is already her -- and no SCTP support.

Is there any update to this feature request?  It says:  "Will re-evaluate for Mustang" -- but Mustang is here in JDK 6.  WIll it be considered for any future release?

Any plans yet for SCTP support?

See http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/nio-discuss/2008-August/000076.html 

Glad to hear this will make it into JDK7!