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Abstract:
Although there are many perceived benefits to Network Address Translation
(NAT), its primary benefit of "amplifying" available address space is not needed in IPv6. In
addition to NAT's many serious disadvantages, there is a perception that other benefits exist, such
as a variety of management and security attributes that could be useful for an Internet
Protocol site. IPv6 was designed with the intention of making NAT unnecessary, and this document
shows how Local Network Protection (LNP) using IPv6 can provide the same or more benefits
without the need for address translation. This memo provides information for the
Internet community.
Authors:
Eric Klein <[email protected]>
Gunter Van de Velde <[email protected]>
Ralph Droms <[email protected]>
Tony Hain <[email protected]>
Brian Carpenter <[email protected]>
(Note: The e-mail addresses provided for the authors of this Internet-Draft may no longer be valid)
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