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Multipath TCP
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<p>Multipath TCP (MPTCP) is an ongoing effort of the <a href="/facts/Internet_Engineering_Task_Force/tIcCsFhX">Internet Engineering Task Force</a>'s (IETF) Multipath TCP working group, that aims at allowing a <a href="/facts/Transmission_Control_Protocol/WW4sPrt9">Transmission Control Protocol</a> (TCP) connection to use multiple paths to maximize <a href="/facts/Network_throughput/6zAUsXqw">throughput</a> and increase redundancy. </p><p>In January 2013, the IETF published the Multipath specification as an Experimental standard in <a href="/facts/RFC_(identifier)/esftTvE7">RFC</a> <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6824">6824</a>. It was replaced in March 2020 by the Multipath TCP v1 specification in RFC <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8684">8684</a>. </p>