COMP5116_Internet Protocol_Lecture notes_2012 Semester 2_week5.pptVIP

VPNs Next step: use arbitrary or private addresses within each site convert to/from ‘real’ addresses at border routers Network Address Translation (NAT) * NAT – Network Address Translation RFC 1918 specifies a set of internal-only private “intranet” addresses in range: class A class B .. 55 class C .. 55 NAT idea: internal systems use private IP address - somehow mapped at border router to “real” (public) IP address * NAT – Network Address Translation Classic NAT: only IP address translation NAT has pool of public IPv4 addresses One public address assigned to each private host on packet arr