{"draft":"draft-ietf-behave-tcp-08","doc_id":"RFC5382","title":"NAT Behavioral Requirements for TCP","authors":["S. Guha, Ed.","K. Biswas","B. Ford","S. Sivakumar","P. Srisuresh"],"format":["ASCII","HTML"],"page_count":"31","pub_status":"BEST CURRENT PRACTICE","status":"BEST CURRENT PRACTICE","source":"Behavior Engineering for Hindrance Avoidance","abstract":"This document defines a set of requirements for NATs that handle TCP\r\nthat would allow many applications, such as peer-to-peer applications\r\nand online games to work consistently.  Developing NATs that meet\r\nthis set of requirements will greatly increase the likelihood that\r\nthese applications will function properly.  This document specifies \r\nan Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, \r\nand requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.","pub_date":"October 2008","keywords":["[--------|b]","network address translation"],"obsoletes":[],"obsoleted_by":[],"updates":[],"updated_by":["RFC7857"],"see_also":["BCP0142"],"doi":"10.17487\/RFC5382","errata_url":null}