xpress transport protocol

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Xpress Transport Protocol

   <networking, protocol> (XTP) A {transport layer} {protocol}
   for high-speed networks promoted by the {XTP Forum}.  XTP
   provides protocol options for error control, {flow control},
   and rate control.  Instead of separate protocols for each type
   of communication, XTP controls {packet} exchange patterns to
   produce different models, e.g. reliable {datagrams},
   {transactions}, unreliable {streams}, and reliable {multicast}
   connections.

   XTP Home (http://ca.sandia.gov/xtp/).

   Contrast with {Transmission Control Protocol}.  XTP does not
   employ {congestion} avoidance {algorithms}.

   (2003-03-22)