NAME

  Test v6LC.2.2.1 - Router Solicitations (Hosts Only)
  Part A

Purpose

  Verify that a host sends valid Router Solicitations at the appropriate time.

References

  * [ND]  Section 6.3.7

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.

Procedure

  1. Reboot the HUT.
  2. Observe the packets transmitted by the HUT.

Observable Results

  Step 2:
  The HUT should transmit up to MAX_RTR_SOLICITATIONS (3) Router Solicitations
  RTR_SOLICITATION_INTERVAL (4) seconds apart. The Router Solicitations should be sent
  from either the link-local address of the HUT or the unspecified address. The destination address
  should be the All-Routers multicast address. The Router Solicitations may or may not include a
  Source Link-layer Address option.

Possible Problems

  * None.