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30 .\" @(#)udp.4 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93
37 .Nd Internet User Datagram Protocol
42 .Fn socket AF_INET SOCK_DGRAM 0
44 .Fn socket AF_INET6 SOCK_DGRAM 0
47 is a simple, unreliable datagram protocol which is used
50 abstraction for the Internet
53 sockets are connectionless, and are
54 normally used with the
60 call may also be used to fix the destination for future
61 packets (in which case the
69 system calls may be used).
72 address formats are identical to those used by
76 provides a port identifier in addition
77 to the normal Internet address format.
81 space is separate from the
91 In addition broadcast packets may be sent (assuming the underlying
92 network supports this) by using a reserved
93 .Dq broadcast address ;
95 is network interface dependent.
99 transport level may be used with
106 A socket operation may fail with one of the following errors returned:
107 .Bl -tag -width [EADDRNOTAVAIL]
109 when trying to establish a connection on a socket which
110 already has one, or when trying to send a datagram with the destination
111 address specified and the socket is already connected;
113 when trying to send a datagram, but
114 no destination address is specified, and the socket hasn't been
117 when the system runs out of memory for
118 an internal data structure;
121 is made to create a socket with a port which has already been
123 .It Bq Er EADDRNOTAVAIL
124 when an attempt is made to create a socket with a network address
125 for which no network interface exists.
141 .%T "User Datagram Protocol"
147 .%T "Requirements for Internet Hosts -- Communication Layers"