NAME

  Test v6LC.2.2.2 - Router Solicitations, Solicited Router Advertisement (Hosts Only)
  Part B: Valid Router Advertisement, 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]

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 B: Valid Router Advertisement, Source Link-layer Address Option
   6. Repeat Steps 1 through 5 from Part A. Router Advertisement A has a Source Link-layer Address
      option.

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.