Developer(s) Dennis Bush Operating system | Written in C | |
Initial release 2001; 16 years ago (2001) Stable release 4.9.3 / January 21, 2017 (2017-01-21) Type Multicast FTP server & client | ||
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.
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