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A SOCKS-based IPv6/IPv4 Gateway Mechanism
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Network Working Group H. Kitamura
Request for Comments: 3089 NEC Corporation
Category: Informational April 2001
A SOCKS-based IPv6/IPv4 Gateway Mechanism
Status of this Memo
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not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this
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Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2001). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
This document describes a SOCKS-based IPv6/IPv4 gateway mechanism
that enables smooth heterogeneous communications between the IPv6
nodes and IPv4 nodes.
It is based on the SOCKS protocol [SOCKSv5]. By applying the SOCKS
mechanism to the heterogeneous communications and relaying two
"terminated" IPv4 and IPv6 connections at the "application layer"
(the SOCKS server), the SOCKS-based IPv6/IPv4 gateway mechanism is
accomplished.
Since it is accomplished without introducing new protocols, it
provides the same communication environment that is provided by the
SOCKS mechanism. The same appearance is provided to the
heterogeneous communications. No conveniences or functionalities of
current communications are sacrificed.
1. Introduction
The SOCKS-based IPv6/IPv4 gateway mechanism is based on a mechanism
that relays two "terminated" IPv4 and IPv6 connections at the
"application layer" (the SOCKS server); its characteristics are
inherited from those of the connection relay mechanism at the
application layer and those of the native SOCKS mechanism.
Kitamura Informational