Hi Remi,

>>>> Secondly, -04 added NAT64+ parts.
>>>> If I understood correctly, there are no additional requirements for NAT64
>>>> boxes.
>>>
>>> Well, NAT64 boxes remain what they are.
>>> Any host can use BIH to look like an IPv6-only host in the NAT64 although it
>>> has a dual stack.
>>>
>>> But the advantage of 4rd tunneling over RFC6145 double translation is better
>>> IPv4 transparency (DF, ICMPv4, DCCP, UDP-Lite, and future protocols that may
>>> use the TCP checksum algorithms)
>>> For an ISP to extend this advantage to its stateful NAT64, it need to be 4rd
>>> aware (become a NAT64+).
>>> NAT64+, when its sees that an IPv6 address is a 4rd IPv6 address (with a V
>>> octet instead of a "u" octet), use the 4rd header mapping instead of RFC6145
>>> translation.
>>
>> I perfer to leave NAT64 out of scope.
>
> NAT64 as is remains out of scope.
> What is in scope is only the possibility to improve IPv4 transparency of 
> NAT64 nodes by using transparent tunneling, instead of double translation, 
> when reached by 4rd CEs (making them NAT64+ nodes).

Can I interpret NAT64+ as 4rd BR co-located with NAT64? What justify a
new term NAT64+ invented?

> This new capability, introduced in -04, is derived from the 464XLAT proposal.
> With 464XLAT, IPv4 applications in hosts attached to IPv6-only networks can 
> communicate via NAT64s, but IPv4 transparency has limitations which can be 
> eliminated by upgrading NAT64s to NAT64+ status (a backward compatible 
> evolution).
>

In 464XLAT, they keep NAT64 as it is. Does 4rd keep NAT64 as it is?

Thanks,
washam
>> Such transparency could be achieved by whther to add fragmentation header.
>> Anyway, let's hear some comments from the group
>
> OK
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