IPC Subgroup
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
Classification Context
- Section:
- ELECTRICITY
- Class:
- ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- Subclass:
- TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
6 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- H04L 61/2567 for reachability, e.g. inquiring the address of a correspondent behind a NAT server
- H04L 61/2575 using address mapping retrieval, e.g. simple traversal of user datagram protocol through session traversal utilities for NAT [STUN]
- H04L 61/2578 without involvement of the NAT server
- H04L 61/2582 through control of the NAT server, e.g. using universal plug and play [UPnP]
- H04L 61/2585 through application level gateway [ALG]
- H04L 61/2589 over a relay server, e.g. traversal using relay for network address translation [TURN]
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H04, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- QUALCOMM US 97,396
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 96,502
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 86,981
- TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) SE 55,869
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 55,349
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 53,649
- CANON 33,341
- SONY CORPORATION JP 32,761
- ZTE CORPORATION CN 32,274
- GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 28,327