UFTP

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UFTP

Developer(s)	Dennis Bush
Initial release	2001 (2001)
Stable release	4.0 / April 27, 2013 (2013-04-27)
Written in	C
Operating system	Multiplatform
Type	Multicast FTP server & client
License	GPL and Commercial

UFTP is a UDP-based file transfer protocol and the name of a tool that implements that protocol. It was developed by Dennis Bush, and is designed for particularly efficient file transfers under scenarios where the file is to be broadcast/multicast or the transfer occurs over a wireless link (such as satellite). However, in low-error, high-bandwidth or high-latency scenarios, it can outperform TCP-based protocols such as FTP by 100% or more.

The UFTP protocol was based on the Starburst MFTP protocol, which Stratacache purchased from Starburst Communications in 2004.

References

• http://www.tcnj.edu/~bush/uftp.html - for the UFTP tool manual and source code
• http://www.aes.id.au/?page_id=12 - comparisons of UFTP with FTP and other transfer tools over Wi-Fi

Draft of the public IETF protocol MFTP, based on Starburst MFTP.