Dear Colleagues,
The IETF has previously standardized NAT-PT as a means of
intercommunication by packet translation at the Internet layer.
However subsequent analysis revealed a number of issues with NAT-PT
that make it a poor choice for a general purpose interconnection
mechanism. The
Thanks for this, Olaf. Indeed, we are considering follow-up work,
and understanding the scenarios & possible need for producing
a revised version of NAT-PT is on the Vancouver agenda (currently
planned to be a discussion in V6OPS, with protocol work to fall
out to an INT area WG).
Jari