SCTP Programmer's Guide

defined by the combination of an IP address and an SCTP port number (where SCTP is the
transport protocol).
Unordered
Message
Unordered messages are "unordered" with respect to any other message, this includes both other
unordered and ordered messages. Unordered message can be delivered before or later than
ordered messages sent on the same stream.
Verification
Tag
A 32-bit unsigned integer that is randomly generated. The verification tag provides a key that
allows a receiver to verify that the SCTP packet belongs to the current association and is not an
old or stale packet from a previous association.
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