Test v6LC.2.2.2 - Router Solicitations, Solicited Router Advertisement (Hosts Only)
Part A: Valid Router Advertisement, No Source Link-layer Address Option
Verify that a host sends valid Router Solicitations at the appropriate time.
* [ND] Section 6.3.7
* Packet generator
* Monitor to capture packets
No Common Test Setup is performed. The Common Test Cleanup procedure is
performed after each part.
Router Advertisement A
IPv6 Header
Next Header: 58
Hop Limit: [See below]
Source Address: [See below]
Destination Address: All-Node Multicast address
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Router Advertisement
ICMP Code: [See below]
ICMP Checksum: [See below]
Source Link-layer Address Option: [See below]
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Part A: Valid Router Advertisement, No Source Link-layer Address Option
1. Reboot the HUT.
2. Wait until the HUT transmits a Router Solicitation.
3. TR1 transmits Router Advertisement A without a Source Link-layer Address Option. The Source
Address is the link-local address of TR1. The Hop Limit is 255. The ICMP Code is 0. The
ICMP Checksum is valid.
4. Wait RTR_SOLICITATION_INTERVAL+MAX_RTR_SOLICITATION_DELAY
5. Observe packets transmitted from the HUT.
Parts A-B
The HUT should transmit only one Router Solicitation. The Router Solicitation 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 Solicitation may or may not
include a Source Link-layer Address option.
* None.