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NAT Behavioral Requirements, as Defined by the IETF (RFC 4787) - Part 1. Mapping Behavior

NAT Behavioral Requirements, as Defined by the IETF (RFC 4787) Part 1. Mapping Behavior Part 2. Filtering Behavior Part 3. Deterministic Properties Many applications like Skype, online games, etc. are all Peer-to-Peer (P2P) applications based on UDP. When running these applications, two devices communicate with each other without a...

09/12/2013

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NAT Behavior Discovery Using Classic STUN (RFC 3489)

Let us introduce the NAT behavior discovery algorithms defined in RFC 3489. To fully understand what's discussed below, we recommend you read the following posts first: 1. NAT Behavioral Requirements, as Defined by the IETF (RFC 4787) - Part 1. Mapping Behavior 2. NAT Behavioral Requirements, as Defined by the IETF (RFC 4787) - Part 2. Filtering Behavior 3. STUN (RFC 3489) vs. STUN (R...

11/04/2013

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Network Address Translation (NAT) Overview (RFC 3022/2663)

Today, NATs are employed by Korean telecom operators in almost all of their access networks except for wired access networks (FTTH, Ethernet, DSL, etc.). 3G/LTE network: Large Scale NAT (LSN) installed beyond GGSN/P-GW in the 3G/LTE core networks. Also called "Carrier Grade NAT (CGN)". Wi-Fi Hotspot network: NAT implemented in Wi-Fi hotspot AP. Residential network: NAT implemented in su...

09/03/2013

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NAT Behavioral Requirements, as Defined by the IETF (RFC 4787) - Part 3. Deterministic...

NAT Behavioral Requirements, as Defined by the IETF (RFC 4787) Part 1. Mapping Behavior Part 2. Filtering Behavior Part 3. Deterministic Properties This is the last post on RFC 4787. 4. Application Level Gateway For information about Application Level Gateways (ALGs), please click here....

10/10/2013

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STUN (RFC 3489) vs. STUN (RFC 5389/5780)

What are the differences between NAT types defined in RFC 3489 and RFC 5780? To understand the differences to be explained below, you must be familiar with the Mapping Behavior and Filtering Behavior of a NAT that we covered last time. What is STUN? STUN is a protocol that allows two devices (P2P devices) to discover the presence and types of a NAT between them, and to find out what Exte...

10/21/2013

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NAT Behavioral Requirements, as Defined by the IETF (RFC 4787) - Part 2. Filtering Beha...

NAT Behavioral Requirements, as Defined by the IETF (RFC 4787) Part 1. Mapping Behavior Part 2. Filtering Behavior Part 3. Deterministic Properties Now that we learned a NAT's mapping behaviors last time, below we will study its filtering behaviors as defined in RFC 4787. For information about the terms used below (Internal En...

09/23/2013

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Top 6 Skills Required For Service Provider 5G/Fog Transformation

We are pleased to share with you all an interesting article contributed by Zeeshan Rizvi. Zeeshan Rizvi Cloud / DevOps / SDN Strategy at Irsols Inc https://www.linkedin.com/in/zeeshanrizvi All Articles by Zeeshan Rizvi...

03/25/2019

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MSIP is going to realign 800 MHz by 2018 and change it to Mobile Communication or IoT-P...

Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP), a ministry of the Government of South Korea, is going to collect bandwidth of 800 MHz National Convergence Network (Frequency Common Communication TRS method), which is used by railroads, police departments, and fire departments, by 2018 and use it for mobile communication or IoT. Its goal is to solve increase of communication traffic and...

09/02/2015

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KT to open up 'Giga Internet 2.0 era' to offer 1Gbps to anyone anywhere

Upon his inauguration in 2014, KT's Chairman Hwang Chang Kyu presented a vision of GiGAtopia where all things and users are connected via GiGA infra and communication and other industries (like healthcare, media and traffic control) can integrated effectively on the infra, serving as a next-generation growth engine. In GiGA infra that will connect everything, the key elements of wired a...

10/05/2016

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Starting to build private 5G in Changwon National Industrial Complex in Korea

Changwon National Industrial Complex in Korea Gyeongnam Techno Park will start building private 5G in Central (CTR), an automobile parts manufacturer, at the end of this month Optimized communication required for smart factory, smart logistics, etc. Gyeongsangnam-do to build 890 smart factories by 2025 Gyeongsangnam-do(province) will begin building private 5G networks in the Changwon Nat...

03/20/2023

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Spectrum-Sharing & Private Cellular: Europe & Asia should copy US & CBRS

We are pleased to share with you all an interesting article contributed by Dean Bubley who is mobile & telecom sector analyst, expert consultant & conference speaker. Dean Bubley Founder and Director at Disruptive Analysis All Articles by Dean Bubley...

05/31/2017

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Coverage maps for wired/wireless service now available from South Korea's Big 3 operators

According to the recently amended Telecommunication Business Act (Article 56-2), telecommunication service providers now are required to release information needed for their subscribers to select wired and wireless Internet service, including which areas are covered, how service is provided, etc. To comply with the regulation, on the 28th of July, the South Korea’s big 3 operators ha...

08/13/2016

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SK Telecom Publishes Third 6G White Paper ‘ATHENA’

Members of SK Telecom who participated in the research and writing of this 6G white paper SKT continues its 6G white paper series launched in 2023, highlighting the direction of communication infrastructure in the AI era. SKT presents a vision rooted in fundamental network values such as security, stability, and quality, with a focus on AI-native innovation. SKT continues to actively parti...

02/23/2026

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Samsung Achieves Another Industry-First Virtualized RAN Milestone, Accelerating AI-Nati...

Samsung vRAN, powered by new Intel Xeon 6 SoC, unlocks AI-driven, 6G future for higher network performance and enhanced efficiency Samsung Electronics today announced that the company has successfully completed the industry’s first commercial call utilizing Samsung’s virtualized RAN (vRAN) solution with the Intel1 Xeon 6700P-B processor series, with up to 72 cores, on a Tier 1 U...

01/13/2026

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SK Telecom Commercializes Nationwide LoRa Network for IoT

SK Telecom today held a press conference to announce the completion of the nationwide deployment of Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) based on LoRa technology; the launch of price plans for LoRa-based IoT services; and its plans to vitalize the IoT ecosystem. The company finished building LoRaWAN across the country by end of June, six months earlier than its initial schedule, covering 99...

07/04/2016

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Korea-Vietnam Sign ICT Cooperation MOU, Hold Business Meeting - Opportunity for Korean...

The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for information and communication technology (ICT) cooperation with the Ministry of Information and Communication of Vietnam, and hosted meetings to encourage greater cooperation between business from both nations (July 3rd). The latest event was part of efforts to expand ICT cooperation with...

08/18/2015

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SaskTel Launches Samsung’s Cloud-Native 4G and 5G Core, Enabling Rapid Wireless Speeds

Samsung Canada today announced that SaskTel has begun rolling out Samsung’s Cloud-native 4G and 5G Core on the network, marking another exciting milestone in the evolution of wireless connectivity in Saskatchewan. As part of SaskTel’s continued 5G expansion across the province, Samsung’s Core will enable high speeds and low latency, providing an ultra-responsive and enhanced 4...

11/10/2025

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Industry 4.0 & IIoT needs Private 4G/5G Networks & Shared Spectrum Regulation

01/10/2017

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SK Telecom's IoT Target and Strategies: LoRa-based IoST

Earlier this year in May, the South Korean Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning (MSIP) adjusted the maximum transmit power in the 900 MHz unlicensed band from 10 mW to 200 mW, offering frequencies dedicated for wide area IoT purpose. Initially, 6.5 MHz (917 - 923.5 MHz) was offered, and additional 6 MHz (940 - 946 MHz) is scheduled to be offered in the 2nd half of the year. The de...

08/03/2016

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