diff --git a/testsuite/src/test/java/io/netty/testsuite/transport/socket/AbstractSctpTest.java b/testsuite/src/test/java/io/netty/testsuite/transport/socket/AbstractSctpTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..45ec98aa41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/src/test/java/io/netty/testsuite/transport/socket/AbstractSctpTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012 The Netty Project
+ *
+ * The Netty Project licenses this file to you under the Apache License,
+ * version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package io.netty.testsuite.transport.socket;
+
+import io.netty.bootstrap.Bootstrap;
+import io.netty.bootstrap.ServerBootstrap;
+import io.netty.logging.InternalLogger;
+import io.netty.logging.InternalLoggerFactory;
+import io.netty.testsuite.transport.socket.SocketTestPermutation.Factory;
+import io.netty.testsuite.util.TestUtils;
+import io.netty.util.NetworkConstants;
+import org.junit.Rule;
+import org.junit.rules.TestName;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map.Entry;
+
+public abstract class AbstractSctpTest {
+
+    private static final List<Entry<Factory<ServerBootstrap>, Factory<Bootstrap>>> COMBO =
+            SocketTestPermutation.sctpChannel();
+
+    @Rule
+    public final TestName testName = new TestName();
+
+    protected final InternalLogger logger = InternalLoggerFactory.getInstance(getClass());
+
+    protected volatile ServerBootstrap sb;
+    protected volatile Bootstrap cb;
+    protected volatile InetSocketAddress addr;
+    protected volatile Factory<Bootstrap> currentBootstrap;
+    
+    protected void run() throws Throwable {
+        int i = 0;
+        for (Entry<Factory<ServerBootstrap>, Factory<Bootstrap>> e: COMBO) {
+            currentBootstrap = e.getValue();
+            sb = e.getKey().newInstance();
+            cb = e.getValue().newInstance();
+            addr = new InetSocketAddress(
+                    NetworkConstants.LOCALHOST, TestUtils.getFreePort());
+            sb.localAddress(addr);
+            cb.remoteAddress(addr);
+
+            logger.info(String.format(
+                    "Running: %s %d of %d", testName.getMethodName(), ++ i, COMBO.size()));
+            try {
+                Method m = getClass().getDeclaredMethod(
+                        testName.getMethodName(), ServerBootstrap.class, Bootstrap.class);
+                m.invoke(this, sb, cb);
+            } catch (InvocationTargetException ex) {
+                throw ex.getCause();
+            } finally {
+                sb.shutdown();
+                cb.shutdown();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/testsuite/src/test/java/io/netty/testsuite/transport/socket/SctpEchoTest.java b/testsuite/src/test/java/io/netty/testsuite/transport/socket/SctpEchoTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7899b4cc9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/src/test/java/io/netty/testsuite/transport/socket/SctpEchoTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012 The Netty Project
+ *
+ * The Netty Project licenses this file to you under the Apache License,
+ * version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package io.netty.testsuite.transport.socket;
+
+import io.netty.bootstrap.Bootstrap;
+import io.netty.bootstrap.ServerBootstrap;
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled;
+import io.netty.channel.Channel;
+import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
+import io.netty.channel.ChannelInboundByteHandlerAdapter;
+import io.netty.channel.ChannelInitializer;
+import io.netty.channel.socket.SctpChannel;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.sctp.SctpInboundByteStreamHandler;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.sctp.SctpMessageCompletionHandler;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.sctp.SctpOutboundByteStreamHandler;
+import io.netty.testsuite.util.TestUtils;
+import org.junit.Assume;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Random;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+public class SctpEchoTest extends AbstractSctpTest {
+
+    private static final Random random = new Random();
+    static final byte[] data = new byte[4096];//could not test ultra jumbo frames
+
+    static {
+        random.nextBytes(data);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSimpleEcho() throws Throwable {
+        Assume.assumeTrue(TestUtils.isSctpSupported());
+        run();
+    }
+
+    public void testSimpleEcho(ServerBootstrap sb, Bootstrap cb) throws Throwable {
+        testSimpleEcho0(sb, cb, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Ignore("TODO: fix this after OioSctp EventLoop done")
+    public void testSimpleEchoWithBoundedBuffer() throws Throwable {
+        Assume.assumeTrue(TestUtils.isSctpSupported());
+        run();
+    }
+
+    public void testSimpleEchoWithBoundedBuffer(ServerBootstrap sb, Bootstrap cb) throws Throwable {
+        testSimpleEcho0(sb, cb, 32);
+    }
+
+    private static void testSimpleEcho0(ServerBootstrap sb, Bootstrap cb, int maxInboundBufferSize) throws Throwable {
+        final EchoHandler sh = new EchoHandler(maxInboundBufferSize);
+        final EchoHandler ch = new EchoHandler(maxInboundBufferSize);
+
+        sb.childHandler(new ChannelInitializer<SctpChannel>() {
+            @Override
+            public void initChannel(SctpChannel c) throws Exception {
+                c.pipeline().addLast(
+                        new SctpMessageCompletionHandler(),
+                        new SctpInboundByteStreamHandler(0, 0),
+                        new SctpOutboundByteStreamHandler(0, 0),
+                        sh);
+            }
+        });
+        cb.handler(new ChannelInitializer<SctpChannel>() {
+            @Override
+            public void initChannel(SctpChannel c) throws Exception {
+                c.pipeline().addLast(
+                        new SctpMessageCompletionHandler(),
+                        new SctpInboundByteStreamHandler(0, 0),
+                        new SctpOutboundByteStreamHandler(0, 0),
+                        ch);
+            }
+        });
+
+        Channel sc = sb.bind().sync().channel();
+        Channel cc = cb.connect().sync().channel();
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < data.length; ) {
+            int length = Math.min(random.nextInt(1024 * 64), data.length - i);
+            cc.write(Unpooled.wrappedBuffer(data, i, length));
+            i += length;
+        }
+
+        while (ch.counter < data.length) {
+            if (sh.exception.get() != null) {
+                break;
+            }
+            if (ch.exception.get() != null) {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            try {
+                Thread.sleep(1);
+            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                // Ignore.
+            }
+        }
+
+        while (sh.counter < data.length) {
+            if (sh.exception.get() != null) {
+                break;
+            }
+            if (ch.exception.get() != null) {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            try {
+                Thread.sleep(1);
+            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                // Ignore.
+            }
+        }
+
+        sh.channel.close().sync();
+        ch.channel.close().sync();
+        sc.close().sync();
+
+        if (sh.exception.get() != null && !(sh.exception.get() instanceof IOException)) {
+            throw sh.exception.get();
+        }
+        if (ch.exception.get() != null && !(ch.exception.get() instanceof IOException)) {
+            throw ch.exception.get();
+        }
+        if (sh.exception.get() != null) {
+            throw sh.exception.get();
+        }
+        if (ch.exception.get() != null) {
+            throw ch.exception.get();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static class EchoHandler extends ChannelInboundByteHandlerAdapter {
+        private final int maxInboundBufferSize;
+        volatile Channel channel;
+        final AtomicReference<Throwable> exception = new AtomicReference<Throwable>();
+        volatile int counter;
+
+        EchoHandler(int maxInboundBufferSize) {
+            this.maxInboundBufferSize = maxInboundBufferSize;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public ByteBuf newInboundBuffer(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) throws Exception {
+            return Unpooled.buffer(0, maxInboundBufferSize);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void channelActive(ChannelHandlerContext ctx)
+                throws Exception {
+            channel = ctx.channel();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void inboundBufferUpdated(
+                ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ByteBuf in)
+                throws Exception {
+            byte[] actual = new byte[in.readableBytes()];
+            in.readBytes(actual);
+
+            int lastIdx = counter;
+            for (int i = 0; i < actual.length; i++) {
+                assertEquals(data[i + lastIdx], actual[i]);
+            }
+
+            if (channel.parent() != null) {
+                channel.write(Unpooled.wrappedBuffer(actual));
+            }
+
+            counter += actual.length;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void exceptionCaught(ChannelHandlerContext ctx,
+                                    Throwable cause) throws Exception {
+            if (exception.compareAndSet(null, cause)) {
+                ctx.close();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/testsuite/src/test/java/io/netty/testsuite/transport/socket/SocketTestPermutation.java b/testsuite/src/test/java/io/netty/testsuite/transport/socket/SocketTestPermutation.java
index ab35cb658c..2eabc7a89c 100644
--- a/testsuite/src/test/java/io/netty/testsuite/transport/socket/SocketTestPermutation.java
+++ b/testsuite/src/test/java/io/netty/testsuite/transport/socket/SocketTestPermutation.java
@@ -26,11 +26,15 @@ import io.netty.channel.socket.aio.AioSocketChannel;
 import io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioDatagramChannel;
 import io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioEventLoopGroup;
 import io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioServerSocketChannel;
+import io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioSctpServerChannel;
 import io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioSocketChannel;
+import io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioSctpChannel;
 import io.netty.channel.socket.oio.OioDatagramChannel;
 import io.netty.channel.socket.oio.OioEventLoopGroup;
 import io.netty.channel.socket.oio.OioServerSocketChannel;
+import io.netty.channel.socket.oio.OioSctpServerChannel;
 import io.netty.channel.socket.oio.OioSocketChannel;
+import io.netty.channel.socket.oio.OioSctpChannel;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -130,6 +134,43 @@ final class SocketTestPermutation {
         return list;
     }
 
+    static List<Entry<Factory<ServerBootstrap>, Factory<Bootstrap>>> sctpChannel() {
+        List<Entry<Factory<ServerBootstrap>, Factory<Bootstrap>>> list =
+                new ArrayList<Entry<Factory<ServerBootstrap>, Factory<Bootstrap>>>();
+
+        // Make the list of SCTP ServerBootstrap factories.
+        List<Factory<ServerBootstrap>> sbfs = sctpServerChannel();
+
+        // Make the list of SCTP Bootstrap factories.
+        List<Factory<Bootstrap>> cbfs = sctpClientChannel();
+
+        // Populate the combinations
+        for (Factory<ServerBootstrap> sbf: sbfs) {
+            for (Factory<Bootstrap> cbf: cbfs) {
+                final Factory<ServerBootstrap> sbf0 = sbf;
+                final Factory<Bootstrap> cbf0 = cbf;
+                list.add(new Entry<Factory<ServerBootstrap>, Factory<Bootstrap>>() {
+                    @Override
+                    public Factory<ServerBootstrap> getKey() {
+                        return sbf0;
+                    }
+
+                    @Override
+                    public Factory<Bootstrap> getValue() {
+                        return cbf0;
+                    }
+
+                    @Override
+                    public Factory<Bootstrap> setValue(Factory<Bootstrap> value) {
+                        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+        }
+
+        return list;
+    }
+
     static List<Factory<ServerBootstrap>> serverSocket() {
         List<Factory<ServerBootstrap>> list = new ArrayList<Factory<ServerBootstrap>>();
 
@@ -197,6 +238,47 @@ final class SocketTestPermutation {
         return list;
     }
 
+    static List<Factory<ServerBootstrap>> sctpServerChannel() {
+        List<Factory<ServerBootstrap>> list = new ArrayList<Factory<ServerBootstrap>>();
+
+        // Make the list of ServerBootstrap factories.
+        list.add(new Factory<ServerBootstrap>() {
+            @Override
+            public ServerBootstrap newInstance() {
+                return new ServerBootstrap().
+                        group(new NioEventLoopGroup(), new NioEventLoopGroup()).
+                        channel(NioSctpServerChannel.class);
+            }
+        });
+        list.add(new Factory<ServerBootstrap>() {
+            @Override
+            public ServerBootstrap newInstance() {
+                return new ServerBootstrap().
+                        group(new OioEventLoopGroup(), new OioEventLoopGroup()).
+                        channel(OioSctpServerChannel.class);
+            }
+        });
+
+        return list;
+    }
+
+    static List<Factory<Bootstrap>> sctpClientChannel() {
+        List<Factory<Bootstrap>> list = new ArrayList<Factory<Bootstrap>>();
+        list.add(new Factory<Bootstrap>() {
+            @Override
+            public Bootstrap newInstance() {
+                return new Bootstrap().group(new NioEventLoopGroup()).channel(NioSctpChannel.class);
+            }
+        });
+        list.add(new Factory<Bootstrap>() {
+            @Override
+            public Bootstrap newInstance() {
+                return new Bootstrap().group(new OioEventLoopGroup()).channel(OioSctpChannel.class);
+            }
+        });
+        return list;
+    }
+
     private SocketTestPermutation() {}
 
     interface Factory<T> {
diff --git a/testsuite/src/test/java/io/netty/testsuite/util/TestUtils.java b/testsuite/src/test/java/io/netty/testsuite/util/TestUtils.java
index 38e2f8ac78..0eacf567e0 100644
--- a/testsuite/src/test/java/io/netty/testsuite/util/TestUtils.java
+++ b/testsuite/src/test/java/io/netty/testsuite/util/TestUtils.java
@@ -15,15 +15,13 @@
  */
 package io.netty.testsuite.util;
 
+import com.sun.nio.sctp.SctpChannel;
 import io.netty.util.NetworkConstants;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
 import java.net.ServerSocket;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.List;
+import java.util.*;
 
 public class TestUtils {
 
@@ -78,5 +76,29 @@ public class TestUtils {
         throw new RuntimeException("unable to find a free port");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return <code>true</code> if SCTP is supported by the running os.
+     *
+     */
+    public static boolean isSctpSupported() {
+        String os = System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase(Locale.UK);
+        if (os.equals("unix") || os.equals("linux") || os.equals("sun") || os.equals("solaris")) {
+            try {
+                SctpChannel.open();
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                // ignore
+            } catch (UnsupportedOperationException e) {
+                // This exception may get thrown if the OS does not have
+                // the shared libs installed.
+                System.out.print("Not supported: " + e.getMessage());
+                return false;
+
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     private TestUtils() { }
 }
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