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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2015
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Oscar Novo Diaz, Helsinki, FI;
Nicklas Beijar, Kirkkonummi, FI;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
The present disclosure discloses a method () performed by a router connected to an IPv6 network and an IPv4 network. The method comprises receiving (S), from an IPv4 compliant device connected to the IPv4 network, a request for an IPv6 network resource enabled by an IPv6 compliant device connected to the IPv6 network, and obtaining (S) from a first resource directory an external IPv4 address and an external IPv4 port number corresponding to the IPv6 network resource. The first resource directory comprises a name, a local IPv6 address and a local IPv6 port for the IPv6 network resource, the external IPv4 address, and the external IPv4 port number. The method () further comprises creating (S) an entry in a network address translation table for enabling communication between the IPv4 compliant device and the IPv6 network resource. The entry comprises the external IPv4 address, the external IPv4 port number, the local IPv6 address and the local IPv6 port number for the IPv6 network resource, and a local IPv4 address and a local IPv4 port for the IPv4 compliant device. The method further comprises transmitting (S) the external IPv4 address and the external IPv4 port number to the IPv4 compliant device.