NAME

  Test v6LC.2.2.2 - Router Solicitations, Solicited Router Advertisement (Hosts Only)
  Part A: Valid Router Advertisement, No Source Link-layer Address Option


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.
Router Advertisement A
IPv6 Header
Next Header: 58
Hop Limit: [See below]
Source Address: [See below]
Destination Address: All-Node Multicast address
Router Advertisement
ICMP Code: [See below]
ICMP Checksum: [See below]
Source Link-layer Address Option: [See below]


Procedure

  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.


Observable Results

  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.


Possible Problems

  * None.