NAT64
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What is NAT64?
NAT64 is a transition mechanism that allows IPv6-only devices to communicate with IPv4-only servers and services by translating between the two address formats at the network boundary. As the Internet continues its gradual migration from IPv4 to IPv6, NAT64 bridges the gap during the transition period, ensuring that devices operating exclusively on IPv6 networks are not cut off from the large portion of the Internet that still runs on IPv4. It works in conjunction with DNS64, which synthesizes AAAA (IPv6) records for destinations that only have A (IPv4) records, allowing IPv6 clients to initiate connections to IPv4 destinations transparently.
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