Keefe
08-08-2002, 12:29 PM
Short for port address translation, a type of network address translation. During PAT, each computer on LAN is translated to the same IP address, but with a different port number assignment.
PAT is also referred to as overloading, port mapping, port-level multiplexed NAT or single address NAT.
PAT is also referred to as overloading, port mapping, port-level multiplexed NAT or single address NAT.