Method and system for network address re-use in network address translation
US10104002B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/72
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method is described. The method includes receiving a network communication from a source device (where the network communication is received at a network device, and the network communication comprises a sequence number) and determining whether the sequence number is to be modified. In response to a determination that the sequence number is to be modified, the method further includes extracting the sequence number from the network communication, modifying (by a processor of the network device) the sequence number to produce a modified sequence number, and inserting the modified sequence number in the network communication, in place of the sequence number, to produce a modified network communication. Further still, the method includes transmitting the modified network communication to a destination device, where the network communication is transmitted from the network device.
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