Part II-5. IP-RELATED FEATURE PROTOCOLS
The previous two parts thoroughly explored versions 4 and 6 of the Internet Protocol (IP). IP is a very capable protocol that provides the functionality necessary to address, package, and deliver information on TCP/IP internetworks. However, IP was intentionally designed to be simple, without a lot of bells and whistles. To deal with special needs, a number of other protocols have been created to enhance or expand on IP's capabilities. I call these IP-related feature protocols.
This part contains three chapters that provide complete explanations of three of the more important IP-related feature protocols. The first chapter describes IP Network Address Translation (IP NAT or NAT) ...
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