SCTP_PEELOFF(3) 					     Linux Programmer's Manual						   SCTP_PEELOFF(3)

NAME

       sctp_peeloff - Branch off an association into a separate socket.

SYNOPSIS

       #include <sys/types.h>
       #include <sys/socket.h>
       #include <netinet/sctp.h>

       int sctp_peeloff(int sd, sctp_assoc_t assoc_id);

DESCRIPTION

       sctp_peeloff  branches  off  an	existing association assoc_id on a one-to-many style socket sd into a separate socket. The new socket is a
       one-to-one style socket.

       This is particularly desirable when, for instance, the application wishes to have a number of  sporadic	message  senders/receivers  remain
       under  the  original  one-to-many  style socket, but branch off those assocations carrying high volume data traffic into their own separate
       socket descriptors.

RETURN VALUE

       On success, the new socket descriptor representing the branched-off asociation is returned.  On error, -1 is returned,  and  errno  is  set
       appropriately.

ERRORS

       EBADF  sd is not a valid descriptor.

       EINVAL The assoc id passed is invalid or if the socket is a one-to-one style socket.

       ENOTSOCK
	      Argument is a descriptor for a file, not a socket.

SEE ALSO

       sctp(7)	 sctp_bindx(3),   sctp_connectx(3),   sctp_sendmsg(3),	 sctp_send(3),	 sctp_recvmsg(3),   sctp_getpaddrs(3),	sctp_getladdrs(3),
       sctp_opt_info(3),

Linux 2.6							    2005-10-25							   SCTP_PEELOFF(3)