On 2009-11-17 11:59, Michael Menth wrote:
> Hi Brian,
> 
> Brian E Carpenter schrieb:
>> On 2009-11-16 21:01, Michael Menth wrote:
>>
>>  
>>> if NAT66 is an option
>>>     
>>
>> Can you define "NAT66" precisely?
>>   
> We need the a box that translates local IPv6 addresses into global IPv6
> addresses using a stateless NAT using a one-to-one reversible mapping
> algorithm for single-homed edge networks. That is precisely what NAT66
> as described in the draft does according to our understanding.

Clarification: when I say 'reversible', I mean that the translation
is reversible before the packet is delivered to the transport layer at
the remote end (as in 8+8/ILNP or SHIM6).

Obviously, any NAT has to perform its local mapping in both directions,
but tha's not what I meant.

   Brian

> 
> Regards,
> 
>    Michael
> 
>> The only precise proposal I am aware of is
>> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-mrw-behave-nat66
>> (which I should stress is *not* an IETF WG document,
>> despite its name). That is a stateless, non-reversible
>> NAT.
>>
>>    Brian
>>   
> 
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