diff --git a/association.go b/association.go
index 47c0d94e..b4056a86 100644
--- a/association.go
+++ b/association.go
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pion/randutil"
 )
 
+// Port 5000 shows up in examples for SDPs used by WebRTC. Since this implementation
+// assumes it will be used by DTLS over UDP, the port is only meaningful for de-multiplexing
+// but more-so verification.
+// Example usage: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8841.html#section-13.1-2
+const defaultSCTPSrcDstPort = 5000
+
 // Use global random generator to properly seed by crypto grade random.
 var globalMathRandomGenerator = randutil.NewMathRandomGenerator() // nolint:gochecknoglobals
 
@@ -393,8 +399,8 @@ func (a *Association) sendInit() error {
 
 	outbound := &packet{}
 	outbound.verificationTag = a.peerVerificationTag
-	a.sourcePort = 5000      // Spec??
-	a.destinationPort = 5000 // Spec??
+	a.sourcePort = defaultSCTPSrcDstPort
+	a.destinationPort = defaultSCTPSrcDstPort
 	outbound.sourcePort = a.sourcePort
 	outbound.destinationPort = a.destinationPort
 
diff --git a/packet_test.go b/packet_test.go
index 1a270e53..40557f3d 100644
--- a/packet_test.go
+++ b/packet_test.go
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ func TestPacketUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
 	switch {
 	case err != nil:
 		t.Errorf("Unmarshal failed for SCTP packet with no chunks: %v", err)
-	case pkt.sourcePort != 5000:
-		t.Errorf("Unmarshal passed for SCTP packet, but got incorrect source port exp: %d act: %d", 5000, pkt.sourcePort)
-	case pkt.destinationPort != 5000:
-		t.Errorf("Unmarshal passed for SCTP packet, but got incorrect destination port exp: %d act: %d", 5000, pkt.destinationPort)
+	case pkt.sourcePort != defaultSCTPSrcDstPort:
+		t.Errorf("Unmarshal passed for SCTP packet, but got incorrect source port exp: %d act: %d", defaultSCTPSrcDstPort, pkt.sourcePort)
+	case pkt.destinationPort != defaultSCTPSrcDstPort:
+		t.Errorf("Unmarshal passed for SCTP packet, but got incorrect destination port exp: %d act: %d", defaultSCTPSrcDstPort, pkt.destinationPort)
 	case pkt.verificationTag != 0:
 		t.Errorf("Unmarshal passed for SCTP packet, but got incorrect verification tag exp: %d act: %d", 0, pkt.verificationTag)
 	}
diff --git a/vnet_test.go b/vnet_test.go
index 6f225bbd..90152171 100644
--- a/vnet_test.go
+++ b/vnet_test.go
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ func testRwndFull(t *testing.T, unordered bool) {
 		defer close(serverShutDown)
 		// connected UDP conn for server
 		conn, err := venv.net0.DialUDP("udp4",
-			&net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("1.1.1.1"), Port: 5000},
-			&net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("2.2.2.2"), Port: 5000},
+			&net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("1.1.1.1"), Port: defaultSCTPSrcDstPort},
+			&net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("2.2.2.2"), Port: defaultSCTPSrcDstPort},
 		)
 		if !assert.NoError(t, err, "should succeed") {
 			return
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ func testRwndFull(t *testing.T, unordered bool) {
 		defer close(clientShutDown)
 		// connected UDP conn for client
 		conn, err := venv.net1.DialUDP("udp4",
-			&net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("2.2.2.2"), Port: 5000},
-			&net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("1.1.1.1"), Port: 5000},
+			&net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("2.2.2.2"), Port: defaultSCTPSrcDstPort},
+			&net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("1.1.1.1"), Port: defaultSCTPSrcDstPort},
 		)
 		if !assert.NoError(t, err, "should succeed") {
 			return
@@ -435,8 +435,8 @@ func TestStreamClose(t *testing.T) {
 			defer close(serverShutDown)
 			// connected UDP conn for server
 			conn, innerErr := venv.net0.DialUDP("udp4",
-				&net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("1.1.1.1"), Port: 5000},
-				&net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("2.2.2.2"), Port: 5000},
+				&net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("1.1.1.1"), Port: defaultSCTPSrcDstPort},
+				&net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("2.2.2.2"), Port: defaultSCTPSrcDstPort},
 			)
 			if !assert.NoError(t, innerErr, "should succeed") {
 				return
@@ -485,8 +485,8 @@ func TestStreamClose(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// connected UDP conn for client
 		conn, err := venv.net1.DialUDP("udp4",
-			&net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("2.2.2.2"), Port: 5000},
-			&net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("1.1.1.1"), Port: 5000},
+			&net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("2.2.2.2"), Port: defaultSCTPSrcDstPort},
+			&net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("1.1.1.1"), Port: defaultSCTPSrcDstPort},
 		)
 		if !assert.NoError(t, err, "should succeed") {
 			return
@@ -620,8 +620,8 @@ func TestCookieEchoRetransmission(t *testing.T) {
 		defer close(serverShutDown)
 		// connected UDP conn for server
 		conn, err := venv.net0.DialUDP("udp4",
-			&net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("1.1.1.1"), Port: 5000},
-			&net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("2.2.2.2"), Port: 5000},
+			&net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("1.1.1.1"), Port: defaultSCTPSrcDstPort},
+			&net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("2.2.2.2"), Port: defaultSCTPSrcDstPort},
 		)
 		if !assert.NoError(t, err, "should succeed") {
 			return
@@ -650,8 +650,8 @@ func TestCookieEchoRetransmission(t *testing.T) {
 		defer close(clientShutDown)
 		// connected UDP conn for client
 		conn, err := venv.net1.DialUDP("udp4",
-			&net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("2.2.2.2"), Port: 5000},
-			&net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("1.1.1.1"), Port: 5000},
+			&net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("2.2.2.2"), Port: defaultSCTPSrcDstPort},
+			&net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("1.1.1.1"), Port: defaultSCTPSrcDstPort},
 		)
 		if !assert.NoError(t, err, "should succeed") {
 			return