<s>
Multipurpose	B-Protocol
Transaction	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
MTP	O
)	O
software	O
is	O
a	O
proprietary	O
transport	B-Architecture
protocol	I-Architecture
(	O
OSI	B-Architecture
Layer	I-Architecture
4	I-Architecture
)	O
developed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
(	O
DEI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DEI	O
claims	O
that	O
MTP	O
offers	O
superior	O
performance	O
and	O
reliability	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Transmission	B-Protocol
Control	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
TCP	O
)	O
transport	B-Architecture
protocol	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
MTP	O
is	O
implemented	O
using	O
the	O
User	B-Protocol
Datagram	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
UDP	O
)	O
packet	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
proprietary	O
flow-control	O
and	O
error-correction	O
algorithms	O
to	O
achieve	O
reliable	B-Protocol
delivery	I-Protocol
of	O
data	O
and	O
avoid	O
network	O
flooding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
MTP/IP	B-Protocol
uses	O
proprietary	O
algorithms	O
,	O
compatible	O
software	O
must	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
both	O
ends	O
of	O
a	O
communication	O
path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Use	O
of	O
the	O
UDP	B-Protocol
packet	I-Protocol
format	O
permits	O
compatibility	O
with	O
standard	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
IP	O
)	O
network	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MTP/IP	B-Protocol
applications	O
may	O
use	O
any	O
available	O
UDP	O
port	B-Protocol
number	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
MTP	O
and	O
the	O
applications	O
which	O
use	O
it	O
have	O
been	O
implemented	O
for	O
several	O
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
including	O
versions	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Solaris	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardware	O
platforms	O
include	O
variants	O
of	O
x86	B-Operating_System
and	O
ARM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
MTP/IP	B-Protocol
is	O
marketed	O
by	O
Trial	O
versions	O
of	O
applications	O
which	O
use	O
MTP/IP	B-Protocol
are	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
