SCTP application reports "Socket type not supported"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • SCTP application reports "Socket type not supported"
  • socket(AF_INET, SOCK_SEQPACKET or SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_SCTP) = -1 ESOCKTNOSUPPORT
  • SCTP failed to create socket
  • My DIAMETER or M3UA application doesn't start

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • kernel-4.18.0-80.el8 or later
  • SCTP (Streaming Control Transmission Protocol)

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