Re: [v4v6interim] [BEHAVE] [46translation] Proposal for new BEHAVE charter

Pekka Savola <pekkas@netcore.fi> Fri, 24 October 2008 15:29 UTC

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From: Pekka Savola <pekkas@netcore.fi>
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Subject: Re: [v4v6interim] [BEHAVE] [46translation] Proposal for new BEHAVE charter
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On Thu, 23 Oct 2008, Mark Townsley wrote:
>>  If #2 does not remind you of how we got into so much trouble nat44, well
>>  it should. Because of the impact on NAT66 on applications, if IETF does
>>  decide to do NAT66 specifications, I think it is very important that the
>>  specification is developed not only in the context of v6ops people but is
>>  also developed with input of folks from applications that need to use it.
>>  Today that would roughly mean behave.
>
> I think that something that operates only at the IP layer could stay in the 
> int-area.

But it doesn't; a 1:1 NAT66 would break every app (FTP, SIP, etc.) 
that's broken today with NAT4 (with or without port translation) 
unless the NAT has ALGs.  To implement such ALGs, NAT66 would need to 
operate beyond the IP layer.

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