NAME

  Test v6LC.2.2.12 - Router Advertisement Processing, Validity (Hosts Only)
  Part F: Option of Length 0

Purpose

  Verify that a host properly discards an invalid Router Advertisement.

References

  * [ND]  Section 6.1.2

Resource Requirements

  * Packet generator
  * Monitor to capture packets

Test Setup

  No Common Test Setup is performed. Wait at least 3 seconds
  (MAX_MULTICAST_SOLICIT * RETRANS_TIMER) after any previous cleanup to make sure all
  previous NCE's are in state No NCE. The Common Test Cleanup procedure is performed after each
  part.

Router Advertisement
IPv6 Header
Next Header: 58
Hop Limit: [See below]
Source Address: [See below]
Destination Address: Multicast Address

Router Advertisement
ICMP Code: [See below]
ICMP Checksum: [See below]
Router Lifetime: 20 seconds
Reachable Time: 600 seconds
Retransmit Interval: 1 second

Source Link-layer Address Option

Router Advertisement
IPv6 Header Next Header: 58 Hop Limit: [See below] Source Address: [See below] Destination Address: Multicast Address
Router Advertisement ICMP Code: [See below] ICMP Checksum: [See below] Router Lifetime: 20 seconds Reachable Time: 600 seconds Retransmit Interval: 1 second
Source Link-layer Address Option

Procedure

  Part F: Option of Length 0
   21. TR1 transmits the Router Advertisement with an option of length 0. The Router Advertisement is
       valid otherwise.
   22. Wait (RETRANS_TIMER * MAX_*CAST_SOLICIT). (3 seconds)
   23. TR1 transmits a link-local Echo Request to the HUT.
   24. Wait 2 seconds and observe the packets transmitted by the HUT.

Observable Results

   Parts A-F
     In all parts, the HUT should transmit a multicast Neighbor Solicitation for TR1, indicating
     the HUT did not have a NCE for TR1.

Possible Problems

  * None.