NAME

  Test v6LC.2.2.3 - Host Ignores Router Solicitations (Hosts Only)
  Part A: All-Router Multicast Destination


Purpose

   Verify that a host ignores Router Solicitations and does not update its Neighbor Cache.


References

  * [ND]  Section 6.2.6


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 Solicitation A
IPv6 Header
Next Header: 58
Destination Address: [See below]
Router Solicitation
Source Link-layer Address Option


Procedure

  Part A: All-Router Multicast Destination
   1. TN1 transmits Router Solicitation A. The Destination Address is the All-Router multicast
      Address.
   2. Wait (RETRANS_TIMER * MAX_*CAST_SOLICIT). (3 seconds)
   3. TN1 transmits a link-local Echo Request to the HUT.
   4. Wait 2 seconds.
   5. Observe the packets transmitted by the HUT.


Observable Results

  Parts A-C
   In all Parts, the HUT should send a multicast Neighbor Solicitation for TN1 in Step 5,
   indicating the HUT did not process the Router Solicitation from TN1.


Possible Problems

  * None.