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Reliable Data Protocol
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<p>The Reliable Data Protocol (RDP) is a network transport protocol defined in <a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc908">RFC 908</a> and was updated in <a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc1151">RFC 1151</a>. It is meant to provide facilities for remote loading, debugging and bulk transfer of images and data. </p><p>The Reliable Data Protocol is an IP protocol, on the same layer as <a href="/facts/Transmission_Control_Protocol/WW4sPrt9">TCP</a> and <a href="/facts/User_Datagram_Protocol/dxLU0D6q">UDP</a>. It is number 27 in the <a href="/facts/List_of_IP_protocol_numbers/lf9S6JCk">list of IP protocol numbers</a>. </p><p>Similar to TCP, the Reliable Data Protocol is connection oriented, but, contrary to TCP, it does not require sequenced delivery of segments. </p><p>The Reliable Data Protocol has not gained popularity, though experimental implementations for BSD exist. </p>