Linksys SPA922, SPA962 Routers and Service Provider Support of NAT, Session Border Controllers

Introducing Linksys SPA9x2 Phones

Network Address Translation and SPA9x2 Phones

•”Session Border Controllers” section on page 12

•”Simple Traversal of UDP Through NATs (STUN)” section on page 13

•”SIP-NAT Interoperation” section on page 13

•”Determining the Type of NAT Used on Your Router” section on page 14

Routers and Service Provider Support of NAT

NAT allows multiple devices to share the same public, routable, IP address for establishing connections over the Internet. A router forwards packets between the Internet and the internal, private network.

NAT mapping is the association between a private address and port and a public address and port . The mapping is maintained for a short period of time, varying from a few seconds to several minutes. The mapping time is extended when a source device sends a packet.

Session Border Controllers

The service provider can support NAT mapping using a session border controller. With a session border controller, you do not have to manage NAT on the SPA9x2.

If the service provider does not support session border control, use the NAT Support Parameters provided by the SPA9x2, such as:

•Outbound Proxy (see ”Proxy and Registration Parameters” section on page 100)

•STUN Server Enable (see ”NAT Support Parameters” section on page 52)

•EXT IP

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