KAME project
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- For other uses, see Kame (disambiguation).
The KAME project was a joint effort of six companies in Japan to provide a free IPv6 and IPsec (for both IPv4 and IPv6) protocol stack implementation for variants of the BSD Unix computer operating system. The project began in 1998 and on November 7, 2005 it was announced that the project would be finished at the end of March 2006 [1].
The parties involved were:
- ALAXALA Networks Corporation
- Fujitsu, Ltd.
- Hitachi, Ltd.
- Internet Initiative Japan Inc.
- Keio University
- NEC Corporation
- University of Tokyo
- Toshiba Corporation
- Yokogawa Electric Corporation
This IPSec and IPv6 code from the KAME project was integrated into DragonFly BSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD, though OpenBSD integrated just IPv6 code rather than both.
[edit] Books
- IPv6 Advanced Protocols Implementation, ISBN: 0123704790, April 2007--This book is the second installment of a two-volume series on IPv6 and the KAME implementation. This book discusses those protocols that are found in more capable IPv6 devices, are commonly deployed in more complex IPv6 network environments, or are not specific to IPv6 but are extended to support IPv6. Specifically, this book engages the readers in advanced topics such as routing, multicasting, DNS, DHCPv6, mobility, and security.
- IPv6 Core Protocols Implementation, ISBN: 0124477518, October 2006--Covering a snapshot version of KAME dated April 2003 based on FreeBSD 4.8 / Extensive line-by-line code listings with meticulous explanation of their rationale and use for the KAME snapshot implementation, which is generally applicable to most recent versions of the KAME IPv6 stack including those in recent releases of BSD variants / Numerous diagrams and illustrations help in visualizing the implementation / In-depth discussion of the standards provides intrinsic understanding of the specifications / Two CD-ROMs filled with the complete KAME IPv6 protocol stack and FreeBSD software
