Remember NAT64
Full name: Network Address Translation from IPv6 to IPv4
Memory aid: Six-to-four addresses are Translated at the gateway.
NAT64 behavior differs from an IPv6 tunnel carrying unchanged IPv4 packets.
Study area: Protocols & logical ports · Batch 7
Relevant study for: CompTIA Network+ N10-009 · Cisco CCNA 200-301 · CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline
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NAT64 — Network Address Translation from IPv6 to IPv4
Translates traffic between supported IPv6 clients and IPv4 services.
Why learn NAT64 — Network Address Translation from IPv6 to IPv4?
Translates traffic between supported IPv6 clients and IPv4 services.
Where it came from
NAT64 behavior differs from an IPv6 tunnel carrying unchanged IPv4 packets.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Six-to-four addresses are Translated at the gateway.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand NAT64: Network Address Translation from IPv6 to IPv4.
- Recall this memory aid: Six-to-four addresses are Translated at the gateway.
- Explain the practical use: Translates traffic between supported IPv6 clients and IPv4 services.
- Explain this distinction: NAT64 behavior differs from an IPv6 tunnel carrying unchanged IPv4 packets.
- Identify NAT64 in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- IETF RFC 6146 (www.rfc-editor.org)