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Communications across a network address translator

US8918858B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SSH Communications Security OYJ · FI

Inventors

Tero Kivinen · Helsinki, FI
Tatu J. Ylonen · Espoo, FI

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 28, 2013
Grant date	Dec 23, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 28, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L2101/663
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, apparatus, and computer-readable media are presented that provide a configuration for communications through network address translation. The configuration includes transmitting, by a first computer device, a packet that includes a predetermined value indicating that the first computer device supports an extension of a communications protocol, wherein the communications protocol is used for communications across a network translator device and the extension is capable of traversing network address translation.

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