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Datagram Congestion Control Protocol
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Computer_networking/3w5RM99p">computer networking</a>, the Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) is a message-oriented <a href="/facts/Transport_layer/UmIGUCeK">transport layer</a> <a href="/facts/Communication_protocol/5uady7cB">protocol</a>. DCCP implements reliable connection setup, teardown, <a href="/facts/Explicit_Congestion_Notification/VKfVXcKp">Explicit Congestion Notification</a> (ECN), <a href="/facts/Congestion_control/9ohkRMso">congestion control</a>, and feature negotiation. The <a href="/facts/IETF/tIcCsFhX">IETF</a> published DCCP as <a href="/facts/RFC_(identifier)/esftTvE7">RFC</a> <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4340">4340</a>, a <a href="/facts/Proposed_standard/LT6VEfhg">proposed standard</a>, in March 2006. <a href="/facts/RFC_(identifier)/esftTvE7">RFC</a> <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4336">4336</a> provides an introduction. </p>