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Middlebox

A middlebox is a computer networking device that transforms, inspects, filters, and manipulates traffic for purposes other than packet forwarding. Examples of middleboxes include firewalls, network address translators (NATs), load balancers, and deep packet inspection (DPI) devices.

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Middlebox

Nodes34
Edges33
Triples51
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.058824
Components1

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Middlebox

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related to Examples · 16
Middlebox → Cellular, Firewalls, IDSs, Internet, Intrusion, IP, Load, NAT, NATs, Network, Other, The, These, Typically, Unlike, WAN
related to Application interference · 11
Middlebox → However, In, Internet, IP, Moreover, NAT, NATs, Some, Thus, To, When
related to Internet extensibility and design · 11
Middlebox → Conversely, For, IPv4, IPv6, Middleboxes, NAT, One, Session Initiation Protocol, SIP, Specifically, This
related to Usage · 4
Middlebox → Dedicated, Middleboxes, NAT, One
is a · 1
Middlebox → computer networking device that transforms
related to Criticism and challenges · 1
Middlebox → Middleboxes

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traffic middleboxes network nat address application firewalls internet public deployed ip host protocols nats devices computer packet examples networks one

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Middleboxis acomputer networking device that transforms0.90text
ATinstance ofbecause middlebox deployments by cell operators0.80text
push-based emailinstance ofunexpectedly causing frequent disruptions to long-lived and occasionally idle connections maintained by applications0.80text
instant messaginginstance ofunexpectedly causing frequent disruptions to long-lived and occasionally idle connections maintained by applications0.80text
load balancersinstance ofIPv6 can be deployed on public endpoints0.80text
proxiesinstance ofIPv6 can be deployed on public endpoints0.80text
or other forms of NATinstance ofIPv6 can be deployed on public endpoints0.80text
with backend traffic routed over IPv4 or IPv6instance ofIPv6 can be deployed on public endpoints0.80text
Middleboxrelated to Application interferenceSome0.60section
Middleboxrelated to Application interferenceIn0.60section
Middleboxrelated to Application interferenceNATs0.60section
Middleboxrelated to Application interferenceNAT0.60section

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