Beyer Weaver LLP
Shared port address translation on a router behaving as NAT & NAT-PT gateway
A method for transparently sharing at least one IPv4 address among a plurality of hosts wherein at least a first host of the plurality of hosts uses the IPv4 protocol and wherein at least a second host of the plurality of hosts uses an IPv6 protocol is provided. A first data having a first source address and a first destination address is received. A network address translation with port address translation is performed, if the first data is in an IPv4 protocol. A network address translation protocol translation with port address translation is performed, if the first data is in an IPv6 protocol.
Cisco Technology, Inc.
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Senthil M. Jieping Suresh K.
Sivakumar Chen Satapati