RFC 8512: A YANG Module for Network Address Translation (NAT) and Network Prefix Translation (NPT)
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This document defines a YANG module for the Network Address Translation (NAT) function. Network Address Translation from IPv4 to IPv4 (NAT44), Network Address and Protocol Translation from IPv6 Clients to IPv4 Servers (NAT64), customer-side translator (CLAT), Stateless IP/ICMP Translation (SIIT), Explicit Address Mappings (EAM) for SIIT, IPv6-to-IPv6 Network Prefix Translation (NPTv6), and Destination NAT are covered in this document.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC8512
- Published
- January 2019
- Authors
- M. Boucadair; S. Sivakumar; C. Jacquenet; S. Vinapamula; Q. Wu
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- ops
- Pages
- 94
- Also known as
- —
Topics
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