| 摘要 |
The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for managing communications arriving from or to a node connected to a specified portion of a network, the apparatus comprising. Some embodiments of the present invention relate to an apparatus for managing communications arriving from or to a node connected to a specified portion of a network, including an external link identifier, a pool of addresses and an address replacement module. The external link identifier is configured to identify a message which is configured to enable requested content to be exchanged between the node and at least one other node which is external to the specified portion of the network. The pool of addresses is adapted to implement content insensitive criteria for determining which addresses to include in the pool. The address replacement module is adapted to implement a content insensitive replacement policy for determining whether an address included in the identified message should be replaced, such that if in accordance with the replacement policy it is determined that the address should be replaced, a replacement address is selected from the pool of addresses.
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