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Which technique can be used to have media flow directly between two endpoints that have a NAT between them?
The correct answer is D. STUN makes UDP connections through NAT devices. STUN (Session Traversal Utilities for NAT) is the standard protocol that allows endpoints behind NAT devices to establish direct UDP media paths by discovering their public-facing IP addresses and ports.
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Which technique can be used to have media flow directly between two endpoints that have a NAT between them?
Options
- AThe endpoints can use a Cisco router API to disable NAT temporarily.
- BCisco Mobile and Remote Access allows for media traffic directly between two internal endpoints.
- CCisco access protocol can make a direct path between endpoints on an internal network.
- DSTUN makes UDP connections through NAT devices.
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(34 responses)- A9% (3)
- B3% (1)
- C3% (1)
- D85% (29)
Why each option
STUN (Session Traversal Utilities for NAT) is the standard protocol that allows endpoints behind NAT devices to establish direct UDP media paths by discovering their public-facing IP addresses and ports.
No Cisco router API exists that allows endpoints to temporarily disable NAT; NAT traversal requires protocol-level solutions, not administrative disablement.
Cisco Mobile and Remote Access (MRA) routes media through Expressway infrastructure for remote endpoints - it does not create a direct media path between two internal endpoints.
There is no Cisco protocol called 'Cisco access protocol' that creates direct paths between internal endpoints; this is a fabricated option.
STUN (Session Traversal Utilities for NAT) works by allowing an endpoint to send a binding request to a STUN server on the public internet, which reflects back the public IP address and port that the NAT device assigned. Both endpoints can exchange these mapped addresses via signaling, enabling direct UDP media flow through the NAT without requiring NAT reconfiguration.
Concept tested: STUN NAT traversal for media endpoints
Source: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5389
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