| abstract SctpChannel | SctpServerChannel. accept() | Accepts an association on this channel's socket. | 
| abstract SctpChannel | SctpChannel. bind(SocketAddress local) | Binds the channel's socket to a local address. | 
| abstract SctpChannel | SctpChannel. bindAddress(InetAddress address) | Adds the given address to the bound addresses for the channel's
 socket. | 
| abstract SctpChannel | SctpMultiChannel. branch(Association association) | Branches off an association. | 
| static SctpChannel | SctpChannel. open() | Opens an SCTP channel. | 
| static SctpChannel | SctpChannel. open(SocketAddress remote,
    int maxOutStreams,
    int maxInStreams) | Opens an SCTP channel and connects it to a remote address. | 
| abstract <T> SctpChannel | SctpChannel. setOption(SctpSocketOption<T> name,
         T value) | Sets the value of a socket option. | 
| abstract SctpChannel | SctpChannel. shutdown() | Shutdown a connection without closing the channel. | 
| abstract SctpChannel | SctpChannel. unbindAddress(InetAddress address) | Removes the given address from the bound addresses for the channel's
 socket. |