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AIN-SLT: Assuring Interoperability between Heterogeneous Networks (IPv4/IPv6) Using Socket-Layer Translator This publication appears in: American Journal of Scientific Research Authors: A. Hamarsheh, M. Goossens and R. Alasem Issue: 15 Pages: 33-43 Publication Date: Mar. 2011
Abstract: This document describes a bi-directional IPv6/IPv4 Socket Layer Translator (SLT)
for border gateway routers. The new technique is called AIN_SLT which stands for
Assuring Interconnection between Heterogeneous (IPv4/IPv6) Networks Using SLT. This
mechanism assures a smooth heterogeneous communication between IPv6 and IPv4 nodes
without using protocol translation. It applies IPv6/IPv4 socket Application Programming
Interface (API) translation methodology between two heterogeneous networks by
terminating IPv6/IPv4 connection points at the application layer. The AIN_SLT mechanism
has many advantages over current translation/tunneling approaches, and so it does not
require any configuration at end-users' hosts, it has the ability to translate non-NAT
friendly traffic (i.e. FTP and SIP traffic), and it achieves a reliable communication by not
breaking end-to-end protocol characteristics and security at physical layer (i.e. IPsec). External Link.
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