NAME

  Test v6LC.2.2.15 - Router Advertisement Processing, Reachable Time
  Part B: Reachable Time Configuration (Routers Only)


Purpose

  Verify that a node updates its BaseReachableTime variable and re-computes its
  ReachableTime variable upon receipt of a Router Advertisement or a configuration with a specified
  Reachable Time.


References

  * [ND]  Sections 6.2.1 and 6.3.4


Resource Requirements

  * Packet generator
  * Monitor to capture packets


Test Setup

  No Common Test Setup is performed. The Common Test Cleanup procedure is
  performed after each part.
Router Advertisement
IPv6 Header
Next Header: 58
Source Address: TR1's Link-local Address
Router Advertisement
Router Lifetime: [see below]
Reachable Time: [see below]
Retransmit Interval: 1 second


Procedure

  Part B: Reachable Time Configuration (Routers Only)
   9. Configure the RUT to transmit Router Advertisements with a Router Lifetime value of 0 seconds
      and a Reachable Time of 10 seconds.
  10. TN1 transmits a link-local Echo Request to the RUT. TN1 must reply to any Neighbor
      Solicitations from the RUT.
  11. Observe the packets transmitted by the RUT.
  12. Repeat Step 10 every second for 40 seconds.
  13. Observe the packets transmitted by the RUT


Observable Results

  Part B
     Step 11:
     The RUT should solicit for TN1's link-local address and transmit an Echo Reply.
     Step 13:
     The RUT should transmit a Neighbor Solicitation with a Target Address of TN1's
     link-local address at an interval between 10 and 20 seconds. [ReachableTime time (between
     5 and 15 seconds) + DELAY_FIRST_PROBE_TIME (5 seconds)].


Possible Problems

  * None.