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diff --git a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_sctp.xml b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_sctp.xml index 03e2f1f6be..7e02a07bb4 100644 --- a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_sctp.xml +++ b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_sctp.xml @@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ and implements the behaviour documented in <v>Type = connect | accept</v> <v>Ref = <seealso marker="diameter#transport_ref">diameter:transport_ref()</seealso></v> <v>Svc = #diameter_service{}</v> -<v>Opt = {raddr, inet:ip_address()} | {rport, integer()} | term()</v> +<v>Opt = {raddr, <seealso marker="kernel:inet">inet:ip_address()</seealso>} | {rport, integer()} | term()</v> <v>Pid = pid()</v> -<v>LAddr = inet:ip_address()</v> +<v>LAddr = <seealso marker="kernel:inet">inet:ip_address()</seealso></v> <v>Reason = term()</v> </type> <desc> @@ -75,12 +75,13 @@ marker="diameter_transport#start">diameter_transport(3)</seealso>.</p> The only diameter_sctp-specific argument is the options list. Options <c>raddr</c> and <c>rport</c> specify the remote address and port for a connecting transport and not valid for a listening -transport. -The former is required while latter defaults to 3868 if unspecified. +transport: the former is required while latter defaults to 3868 if +unspecified. More than one <c>raddr</c> option can be specified, in which case the connecting transport in question attempts each in sequence until an association is established. -Remaining options are any accepted by gen_sctp:open/1, with the exception +Remaining options are any accepted by <seealso +marker="kernel:gen_sctp">gen_sctp:open/1</seealso>, with the exception of options <c>mode</c>, <c>binary</c>, <c>list</c>, <c>active</c> and <c>sctp_events</c>. Note that options <c>ip</c> and <c>port</c> specify the local address @@ -88,30 +89,45 @@ and port respectively.</p> <p> Multiple <c>ip</c> options can be specified for a multihomed peer. -If none are specified then the values of Host-IP-Address -on the service are used. (In particular, one of these must be specified.) +If none are specified then the values of <c>Host-IP-Address</c> +in the <c>#diameter_service{}</c> record are used. +(In particular, one of these must be specified.) Option <c>port</c> defaults to 3868 for a listening transport and 0 for a connecting transport.</p> +<warning> +<p> +An insufficiently large receive buffer may result in a peer having to +resend incoming messages: set the <seealso +marker="kernel:inet">inet</seealso> option <c>recbuf</c> to increase +the buffer size.</p> + +<p> +An insufficiently large send buffer may result in outgoing messages +being discarded: set the <seealso +marker="kernel:inet">inet</seealso> option <c>sndbuf</c> to increase +the buffer size.</p> +</warning> + <p> diameter_sctp uses the <c>transport_data</c> field of -the <c>diameter_packet</c> record to communicate the stream on which an +the <c>#diameter_packet{}</c> record to communicate the stream on which an inbound message has been received, or on which an outbound message should be sent: the value will be of the form <c>{stream, Id}</c> on an inbound message passed to a <seealso marker="diameter_app#handle_request">handle_request</seealso> or <seealso marker="diameter_app#handle_answer">handle_answer</seealso> callback. -For an outbound message, either <c>undefined</c> (explicitly of -by specifying the outbound message as a <c>binary()</c>) or a tuple +For an outbound message, either <c>undefined</c> (explicitly or +by receiving the outbound message as a <c>binary()</c>) or a tuple should be set in the return value of <seealso marker="diameter_app#handle_request">handle_request</seealso> (typically by retaining the value passed into this function) or <seealso marker="diameter_app#prepare_request">prepare_request</seealso>. -The value <c>undefined</c> uses a "next outbound stream" id and then -increments this modulo the total number outbound streams. That -is, successive values of <c>undefined</c> cycle through all outbound -streams.</p> +The value <c>undefined</c> uses a "next outbound stream" id and +increments this modulo the total number outbound streams. +That is, successive values of <c>undefined</c> cycle through all +outbound streams.</p> <!-- TODO: Some way of getting at the number of available outbound --> <!-- streams. --> @@ -128,7 +144,9 @@ streams.</p> <title>SEE ALSO</title> <p> -<seealso marker="diameter_transport">diameter_transport(3)</seealso></p> +<seealso marker="diameter_transport">diameter_transport(3)</seealso>, +<seealso marker="kernel:gen_sctp">gen_sctp(3)</seealso>, +<seealso marker="kernel:inet">inet(3)</seealso></p> </section> |