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AssigneeLucent Technologies Remote Access Business Unit
InventorsPyda Srisuresh, Steven M. Willens
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A system and method provides network address translation as an external service for private networks. Given the fact that local office networks (i.e., stub networks) are typically assigned only one globally unique IP address (or a small set of addresses), the invention presents a novel service provider access server (e.g., router) which performs basic network address translation (NAT) and network address port translation (NAPT) for such networks. The system allows NAT and NAPT features to be removed from stub network routers, thereby significantly reducing the cost of Internet infrastructure to individual companies and organizations. NAT features on service provider's access servers provide the ability for multiple hosts in disparate private (unregistered) networks to utilize the services of a service provider, using a single global address for each private network and allow private networks to avoid renumbering with access to each new service provider.
A system for network address translation within a router of an Internet service provider, comprising:
A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for causing an application program to execute on a computer that performs network address translation within an Internet service provider router, said computer readable program code means comprising:
A method for network address translation within a router of an Internet service provider, comprising the steps of:
A system for performing network address translation within the Internet, comprising:
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