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However, NAT can be configured to allow incoming connections. This is achieved by
sending packets destined for a specific port on the one, externally visible IP address
to a new machine within the private network. These rules can be added with a
configuration application. Packets arriving with different destination port numbers can
have their destination IP addresses re-written to different values; for example TCP
packets destined for port 80 can be redirected to a web server, and TCP packets
sent to port 25 can be sent to a separate mail server.
Application Level Gateway (ALG)
Some application level protocols embed IP address information in the payload of
TCP or UDP packets. As NAT itself only modifies information in the packet headers,
such protocols require an Application Level Gateway (ALG) in order to operate
transparently with NAT.
The NAT process is designed to allow additional Application Level Gateways (ALGs)
to be added easily, so that additional or new protocols can be supported. Although all
ALGs are an integral part of the NAT process, each ALG is modular, so that only
those which are required for a particular application need to be compiled.
Each ALG is required to register with NAT the TCP or UDP port numbers for which it
is interested in intercepting packets. It also supplies the addresses of functions which
NAT will call for each packet matching that gateway’s requirement.
NAT is transparent to the majority of common protocols, including but not limited to:
• DNS queries
• HTTP
• NNTP
• POP3
• SMTP
• SSH (most features)
• Telnet
• TFTP
• Windows drive sharing (most features)
2.8 Sending Dying Gasp message with the Copperjet.
The Copperjet has the ability to detect when the electrical power has been shut off.
After such detection of a near-end Loss-of-Power (LPR) condition, the Copperjet will
insert emergency priority eoc
1
messages into the ADSL upstream data to implement
a “dying gasp” as an LPR indicator.
At least six continuous dying gasp eoc messages will be inserted in the next
available ADSL upstream bytes available for eoc. The ATU-C
2
will not send a
response to a “dying gasp” message back to the ATU_R
3
(Copperjet).
1
Embedded Operations Channel
2
ADSL Transceiver Unit, Central office end
3
ADSL Transceiver Unit, Remote terminal end
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