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RFC 6887: Port Control Protocol (PCP)

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In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

The Port Control Protocol allows an IPv6 or IPv4 host to control how incoming IPv6 or IPv4 packets are translated and forwarded by a Network Address Translator (NAT) or simple firewall, and also allows a host to optimize its outgoing NAT keepalive messages.

Document record

Document ID
RFC6887
Published
April 2013
Authors
D. Wing; S. Cheshire; M. Boucadair; R. Penno; P. Selkirk
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
88
Also known as
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Updated by:
RFC 7488, RFC 7652, RFC 7843

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