RSOCKS : A method to traverse NAT for mobile applications

Author

Hata, Hiroaki ; Ribou, Ohono ; Hosokawa, Masayoshi

Author_Institution

NTTPC Commun., Inc., Tokyo

fYear

2008

fDate

22-24 April 2008

Firstpage

25

Lastpage

28

Abstract

In this paper we introduce our new protocol, RSOCKS which enables Internet client to access to the server in the guarded network inside NAT/FW. There are some methods to solve this problem, including the port forwarding and SOCKS. However these protocols assume the situation that the server application is installed a server computer and fixed to the network. In the future it is thought that the application servers are installed to mobile terminals or non-PC equipments. The conventional methods are not always suitable for such situation. RSOCKS enables the application installed mobile terminals traverse NAT and expose it to the Internet securely.

Keywords

Internet; mobile handsets; security of data; Internet client; NAT; RSOCKS; mobile terminals; non-PC equipments; port forwarding; server computer; Access protocols; Application software; Cellular phones; Computer networks; Digital cameras; Intelligent networks; Internet; Network address translation; Network servers; Web server;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information and Telecommunication Technologies, 2008. APSITT. 7th Asia-Pacific Symposium on

Conference_Location

Bandos Island

Print_ISBN

978-4-88552-226-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APSITT.2008.4653534

Filename

4653534