NAME

  mcastTwo - Multicast Destination - Two Routers


TARGET

  Host and Router


SYNOPSIS

  mcastTwo.seq [-tooloption ...] -pkt mcastTwo.def
    -tooloption : v6eval tool option


INITIALIZATION

        Common Test Setup 1.1


TEST PROCEDURE

Verify that a node properly chooses the PMTU for multicast destinations when receiveng PTB messages from more than one router.

   TR1                         NUT                         TR2
    |                           |                           |
    |<--------------------------+-------------------------->|
    |   1.Echo Request          |                           |
    |   (1500 octets)           |                           |
    |                           |                           |
    |-------------------------->|                           |
    |   2.Packet Too Big        |                           |
    |   (MTU is 1480)           |                           |
    |                           |                           |
    |<--------------------------+-------------------------->|
    | 3.Fragmented Echo Request |                           |
    |   (1st + 2nd = 1500)      |                           |
    |                           |                           |
    |-------------------------->|                           |
    |   4.Packet Too Big        |                           |
    |   (MTU is 1440)           |                           |
    |                           |                           |
    |<--------------------------+-------------------------->|
    | 5.Fragmented Echo Request |                           |
    |   (1st + 2nd = 1500)      |                           |
    |                           |                           |
    |-------------------------->|                           |
    |   6.Packet Too Big        |                           |
    |   (MTU is 1400)           |                           |
    |                           |                           |
    |                           |<--------------------------|
    |                           |    7.Packet Too Big       |
    |                           |    (MTU is 1360)          |
    |                           |                           |
    |<--------------------------+-------------------------->|
    | 8.Fragmented Echo Reply   |                           |
    |   (1st + 2nd = 1500)      |                           |
    |                           |                           |
    |-------------------------->|                           |
    |   9.Packet Too Big        |                           |
    |   (MTU is 1280)           |                           |
    |                           |                           |
    |                           |<--------------------------|
    |                           |   10.Packet Too Big       |
    |                           |    (MTU is 1320)          |
    |                           |                           |
    |<--------------------------+-------------------------->|
    | 11.Fragmented Echo Reply  |                           |
    |   (1st + 2nd = 1500)      |                           |
    |                           |                           |
    v                           v                           v

  1. Receive Echo Request <<Check 1>>
  2. Send Packet Too Big message
  3. Receive fragmented Echo Request <<Check 2>>
  4. Send Packet Too Big message
  5. Receive fragmented Echo Request <<Check 3>>
  6. Send Packet Too Big message
  7. Send Packet Too Big message
  8. Receive fragmented Echo Request <<Check 4>>
  9. Send Packet Too Big message
 10. Send Packet Too Big message
 11. Receive fragmented Echo Request <<Check 5>>

  Packet Too Big message is:

        IPv6 Header
            Version            = 6
            Traffic Class      = 0
            FlowLabel          = 0
            PayloadLength      = 1280
            NextHeader         = 58 (ICMPv6)
            SourceAddress      = TR1's or TR2's Global Address
            DestinationAddress = NUT's Global Address

        ICMP Echo Request
            Type           = 2 (Packet Too Big)
            Code           = 0xff
            Checksum       = (auto)
            MTU            = 1280
            PayloadData    = (1232 octets)


JUDGEMENT

  PASS: <<Check 1>> Echo Request Received or Fragmented Echo Request Received
        <<Check 2>> Fragmented Echo Request Received.1st and 2nd fragment no larger than 1480 octets.
        <<Check 3>> Fragmented Echo Request Received.1st and 2nd fragment no larger than 1440 octets.
        <<Check 4>> Fragmented Echo Request Received.1st and 2nd fragment no larger than 1360 octets.
        <<Check 5>> Fragmented Echo Request Received.1st and 2nd fragment no larger than 1280 octets.

  Echo Request Data is:

        IPv6 Header
            Version            = 6
            Traffic Class      = 0
            FlowLabel          = 0
            PayloadLength      = 1460,1360
            NextHeader         = 58 (ICMPv6)
            SourceAddress      = NUT's Global Address
            DestinationAddress = Multicast Address(FF1E::1:2)

        ICMP Echo Request
            Type           = 128 (Echo Request)
            Code           = 0
            Checksum       = (auto)
            Identifier     = 0xffff
            SequenceNumber = 1
            PayloadData    = (1452octets)


CLEANUP

Common Test Cleanup


REFERENCE

RFC 8201 - Path MTU Discovery for IPv6


SEE ALSO

  perldoc V6evalTool