EU-funded researchers work on making compatible the protocols to connect to the Internet
A team of Spanish scientific has successfully defined translators that permit understanding between contents in both protocols by means of a technology called NAT64 and DNS64, which is the standard used by the major manufacturers of routers, such as Cisco or Juniper, and the major sellers of the Domain Name System (DNS), such as Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) or Microsoft.
Researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid work to make compatible the two Internet protocols. IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4), the protocol that every device uses to connect to the Internet has just encountered a major stumbling block: all of its addresses have recently run out. It is hoped that IPv6, a protocol currently in the early days of implementation, will eventually replace Ipv4. For doing that, researchers from the 'Trilogy' project which recently received the most recent award for the best project in the Future Internet Award prizes and it is funded under the Seventh Framework Programme's (FP7), have proposed defined translators that permit understanding between contents in both protocols by means of a technology called NAT64 and DNS64.
The new system proposed uses means of a technology called NAT64 and DNS64. This is a standard used by the major manufacturers of routers, such as Cisco or Juniper, and the major sellers of the Domain Name System (DNS), such as Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) or Microsoft. According to the researchers, they have designed and standardised these transition tools, which have been adopted by the industry and which are now available commercially.
The overall objective of the Trilogy project is to improve the quality of the flow of information and the internal workings of the Internet. Internet is basically characterised by the interrelation of two systems: the first (routing) defines the route, and the second (congestion control) determines the quantity and volume of data that flow. In particular, Trilogy is working to ensure that these systems can function in a more coordinated manner.