A method of translating protocols at a translator connected to a first network for transferring data in a first protocol, to a second network for transferring data in a second protocol, and to a translation server to which other translators are connected, said translator retaining translation information for a protocol translation between said first protocol and said second protocol, the method comprising the steps of:
- detecting an address query of a terminal accommodated in said second network, from a first mobile terminal accommodated in said first network;
- generating a second address in said first protocol corresponding to a first address in said second protocol provided to said terminal;
- retaining a correspondence between said first address and said second address as said translation information;
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- registering the correspondence between said first address and said second address at said translation server.