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H04L 61/256

NAT traversal

Introduced: January 2022

Full Title

Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming > Mapping addresses > of the same type > Translation of Internet protocol [IP] addresses > NAT traversal

Of 7 combined children, 6 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

IPC defines codes here since 2022.

Child Classifications

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  • H04L 61/2564 CPC only CPC only
  • H04L 61/2567 for reachability, e.g. inquiring the address of a correspondent behind a NAT server since 2022 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H04L 61/2575 using address mapping retrieval, e.g. simple traversal of user datagram protocol through session traversal utilities for NAT [STUN] since 2022 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H04L 61/2578 without involvement of the NAT server since 2022 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H04L 61/2582 through control of the NAT server, e.g. using universal plug and play [UPnP] since 2022 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H04L 61/2585 through application level gateway [ALG] since 2022 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H04L 61/2589 over a relay server, e.g. traversal using relay for network address translation [TURN] since 2022 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class H04,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. QUALCOMM US 97,396
  2. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 96,502
  3. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 86,981
  4. TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) SE 55,869
  5. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 55,349
  6. LG ELECTRONICS KR 53,649
  7. CANON 33,341
  8. SONY CORPORATION JP 32,761
  9. ZTE CORPORATION CN 32,274
  10. GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 28,327

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class H04,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 101,476
  2. QUALCOMM US 101,139
  3. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 96,655
  4. TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) SE 57,744
  5. LG ELECTRONICS KR 55,253
  6. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 54,181
  7. SONY CORPORATION JP 35,309
  8. ZTE CORPORATION CN 32,950
  9. INTEL CORPORATION US 27,533
  10. GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION CN 27,498