Term |
Description |
|---|---|
No-PAT |
NAT64 Translates addresses but not port numbers and maps IPv6 addresses to IPv4 addresses. One IPv6 address is translated into one IPv4 address. |
PAT |
NAT64 Translates addresses and port numbers simultaneously and maps IPv6 addresses and port numbers to IPv4 addresses and port numbers. Multiple IPv6 addresses can be translated into one IPv4 address. The mappings are differentiated by port number. |
Acronym and Abbreviation |
Full Name |
|---|---|
NAT |
network address translation |
ALG |
application layer gateway |
DNS |
domain name system |
URL |
uniform resource locator |
BRAS |
broadband remote access server |
CGN |
carrier grade NAT |
CR |
core router |
TCP |
Transmission Control Protocol |
UDP |
User Datagram Protocol |
ICMP |
Internet Control Message Protocol |
ACL |
access control list |
FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
HTTP |
Hypertext Transport Protocol |