NAT Port Mapping Protocol (NAT-PMP)

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Informational
Pages: 33
Abstract: This document describes a protocol for automating the process of creating Network Address Translation (NAT) port mappings. Included in the protocol is a method for retrieving the external IPv4 address of a NAT gateway, thus allowing a client to make its external IPv4 address and port known to peers that may wish to communicate with it. From 2005 onwards, this protocol was implemented in Apple products including Mac OS X, Bonjour for Windows, and AirPort wireless base stations. In 2013, NAT Port Mapping Protocol (NAT-PMP) was superseded by the IETF Standards Track RFC "Port Control Protocol (PCP)", which builds on NAT-PMP and uses a compatible packet format, but adds a number of significant enhancements.
Publication Date: 2013-04-01
Status Note: Informational
DOI: 10.17487/RFC6886
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC6886
Author(s): Stuart Cheshire
Marc Krochmal

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IETF RFC 1918 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2119 [Active*]

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United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team Vulnerability Note VU#347812, < http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/347812 >. EXTERNAL
J. Saltzer, D. Reed and D. Clark: "End-to-end arguments in system design", ACM Trans. Comp. Sys., 2(4):277-88, November 1984. EXTERNAL
Apple "Bonjour" < http://developer.apple.com/bonjour/ >. EXTERNAL
UPnP Standards "Internet Gateway Device (IGD) Standardized Device Control Protocol V 1.0", November 2001, < http://www.upnp.org/standardizeddcps/igd.asp >. EXTERNAL
SubEthaEdit, < http://www.codingmonkeys.de/subethaedit/ >. EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 2131 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2663 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3007 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3022 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3424 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4301 [Active, Amended*]
IETF RFC 6281 [Active*]
IETF RFC 6763 [Active*]
IETF RFC 6887 [Active*]

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IETF RFC 6887 [Active*]
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