RFC 1631: The IP Network Address Translator (NAT)

This memo proposes another short-term solution, address reuse, that complements CIDR or even makes it unnecessary. The address reuse solution is to place…

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Outgoing relationships (2 related RFCs)

Informative reference — RFC 1519: Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR): an Address Assignment and Aggregation Strategy
Informative reference — RFC 1597: Address Allocation for Private Internets

Incoming relationships (11 related RFCs)

Obsoleted by — RFC 3022: Traditional IP Network Address Translator (Traditional NAT)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6740: Identifier-Locator Network Protocol (ILNP) Architectural Description
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2766: Network Address Translation - Protocol Translation (NAT-PT)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2072: Router Renumbering Guide
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2071: Network Renumbering Overview: Why would I want it and what is it anyway?
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2694: DNS extensions to Network Address Translators (DNS_ALG)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2767: Dual Stack Hosts using the "Bump-In-the-Stack" Technique (BIS)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3021: Using 31-Bit Prefixes on IPv4 Point-to-Point Links
Informatively referenced by — RFC 1621: Pip Near-term Architecture
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2391: Load Sharing using IP Network Address Translation (LSNAT)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9710: Simple Fixes to the IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Entities IANA Registry