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Using Dummy IPv4 Address and Node Identification Extensions for IP/ICMP translators (XLATs)
draft-equinox-v6ops-icmpext-xlat-v6only-source-02

Document Type Replaced Internet-Draft (v6ops WG)
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Authors David 'equinox' Lamparter , Jen Linkova
Last updated 2025-05-05 (Latest revision 2025-03-21)
Replaces draft-equinox-intarea-icmpext-xlat-source
Replaced by draft-ietf-v6ops-icmpext-xlat-v6only-source
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Abstract

This document suggests that when a source IPv6 address of an ICMPv6 message can not be translated to an IPv4 address, the protocol translators use the dummy IPv4 address (192.0.0.8) to translate the IPv6 source address, and utilize the ICMP extension for Node Identification (draft-ietf-intarea-extended-icmp-nodeid) to carry the original IPv6 source address of ICMPv6 messages.

Authors

David 'equinox' Lamparter
Jen Linkova

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