RFC 6146: Stateful NAT64: Network Address and Protocol Translation from IPv6 Clients to IPv4 Servers

This document describes stateful NAT64 translation, which allows IPv6-only clients to contact IPv4 servers using unicast UDP, TCP, or ICMP. One or more public…

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Incoming relationships (49 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 6888: Common Requirements for Carrier-Grade NATs (CGNs)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8305: Happy Eyeballs Version 2: Better Connectivity Using Concurrency
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6877: 464XLAT: Combination of Stateful and Stateless Translation
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6889: Analysis of Stateful 64 Translation
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7421: Analysis of the 64-bit Boundary in IPv6 Addressing
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7269: NAT64 Deployment Options and Experience
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6219: The China Education and Research Network (CERNET) IVI Translation Design and Deployment for the IPv4/IPv6 Coexistence and Transition
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7857: Updates to Network Address Translation (NAT) Behavioral Requirements
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8683: Additional Deployment Guidelines for NAT64/464XLAT in Operator and Enterprise Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8880: Special Use Domain Name 'ipv4only.arpa'
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9313: Pros and Cons of IPv6 Transition Technologies for IPv4-as-a-Service (IPv4aaS)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7445: Analysis of Failure Cases in IPv6 Roaming Scenarios
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7526: Deprecating the Anycast Prefix for 6to4 Relay Routers
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8158: IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Information Elements for Logging NAT Events
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6629: Considerations on the Application of the Level 3 Multihoming Shim Protocol for IPv6 (Shim6)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7109: Flow Bindings Initiated by Home Agents for Mobile IPv6
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9693: Benchmarking Methodology for Stateful NATxy Gateways
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6887: Port Control Protocol (PCP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6269: Issues with IP Address Sharing
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7665: Service Function Chaining (SFC) Architecture
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6296: IPv6-to-IPv6 Network Prefix Translation
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6302: Logging Recommendations for Internet-Facing Servers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7599: Mapping of Address and Port using Translation (MAP-T)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9099: Operational Security Considerations for IPv6 Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7498: Problem Statement for Service Function Chaining
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8368: Using an Autonomic Control Plane for Stable Connectivity of Network Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6967: Analysis of Potential Solutions for Revealing a Host Identifier (HOST_ID) in Shared Address Deployments
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6180: Guidelines for Using IPv6 Transition Mechanisms during IPv6 Deployment
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6619: Scalable Operation of Address Translators with Per-Interface Bindings
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7422: Deterministic Address Mapping to Reduce Logging in Carrier-Grade NAT Deployments
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8801: Discovering Provisioning Domain Names and Data
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6127: IPv4 Run-Out and IPv4-IPv6 Co-Existence Scenarios
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6586: Experiences from an IPv6-Only Network
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6947: The Session Description Protocol (SDP) Alternate Connectivity (ALTC) Attribute
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6970: Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Internet Gateway Device - Port Control Protocol Interworking Function (IGD-PCP IWF)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7393: Using the Port Control Protocol (PCP) to Update Dynamic DNS
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7620: Scenarios with Host Identification Complications
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7849: An IPv6 Profile for 3GPP Mobile Devices
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8925: IPv6-Only Preferred Option for DHCPv4
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9872: Recommendations for Discovering IPv6 Prefix Used for IPv6 Address Synthesis
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6312: Mobile Networks Considerations for IPv6 Deployment
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6736: Diameter Network Address and Port Translation Control Application
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6782: Wireline Incremental IPv6
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7289: Carrier-Grade NAT (CGN) Deployment with BGP/MPLS IP VPNs
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7600: IPv4 Residual Deployment via IPv6 - A Stateless Solution (4rd)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7974: An Experimental TCP Option for Host Identification
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9710: Simple Fixes to the IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Entities IANA Registry
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9726: Operational Considerations for Use of DNS in Internet of Things (IoT) Devices
Informatively referenced by — RFC 10001: Operational Guidelines for DNS Transport in Mixed IPv4/IPv6 Environments