Title :
NCTU SLT: a socket-layer translator for IPv4-IPv6 translation
Author :
Chen, Whai-En ; Su, Chia-Yung ; Lin, Yi-Bing
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Inf. Eng., Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
Based on Bump-In-the-API (BIA) architecture, this letter proposes a Socket-layer Translator called NCTU SLT that translates IPv4 applications to IPv4/IPv6-capable applications on dual-stack hosts. Like previously proposed approaches, NCTU SLT can translate NAT-friendly applications (e.g., HTTP and TELNET) without modifying the source codes of the IPv4 applications. Furthermore, NCTU SLT has the advantages over the previous approaches for translating non-NAT friendly applications (i.e., SIP and FTP).
Keywords :
IP networks; Internet; application program interfaces; client-server systems; open systems; transport protocols; BIA architecture; IPv4-IPv6 translation; Internet protocol; NAT-friendly application; NCTU; National Chiao Tung University; SLT; bump-in-the-API; dual-stack host; socket-layer translator; Access protocols; Application software; Computer science; Network address translation; Next generation networking; Operating systems; Programming profession; Sockets; Spine; Transport protocols;
Journal_Title :
Communications Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LCOMM.2005.10001
