METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIHOMING SCTP COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A NETWORK ENTITY AND A REMOTE HOST

摘要

Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatus for communicating between a network entity and a remote host using SCTP associations. There is provided a method for communicating between a network entity and a remote host. The method comprises establishing a first SCTP association between a first socket and a first remote host socket in the remote host and translating a destination address in SCTP packets between the first socket and the first remote socket, to or from a local network address of the network entity or a second network entity. The method also comprises translating a port number in the SCTP packets between an SCTP port number and a port number dependent on the first socket.