IPv4/IPv6 bridge
US11146666B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 12, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45595
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A virtual machine host may provide IPv4 connections to IPv4 virtual machine guests and map the connections to IPv6 networks. The IPv6 addressed exposed by the virtual machine host may be used in an IPv6 environment to communicate with the virtual machine guests, enabling various IPv6 connected scenarios for the IPv4 virtual machines. The virtual machine host may receive IPv6 communications, and translate those communications to IPv4 to communicate with the virtual machine guests. Similarly, the outbound IPv4 communications may be translated into IPv6 for communications to the IPv6 network.
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