On shared media like radio access, every unwanted packet means less performance you will get out of the network. This can be done by NAT, stateful filtering with public IPs or stateless filtering with public IPs; the advantage of doing NAT is making it easier for the end-point software to know that (two ways: noticing your local IP address is from RFC1918 space, or connecting to a server that tells your IP in order to compare it to the local address). As such, GPRS, EDGE, EVDO, HSPA, LTE and Mobile WiMAX services have good reasons to use NAT, and most do. Rubens On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Lee, Steven (NSG Malaysia) <kin-wei.lee@hp.com> wrote:
Hi all, in most of the existing 2G/2.5G mobile PS-core (Packet Switch) networks have Gi segment (interface between GGSN & IP Router/firewall). Due to the IP address constraint, operator usually do NAT on the Gi firewall to NAT the private IP to public IP in the past. Looking at the traffic pattern and user access behaviour, does it make sense to have firewall between the GGSN & Public Internet if the public IP addresses are sufficient to cater for mobile subscribers? Especially with 3G/UMTS/HSPA or even LTE in the future.
Please share your thought and thanks in advance :)
Regards, Steven Lee