Test v6LC.2.3.2 - Redirected On-link: Suspicious (Hosts Only)
Part A: Option Unrecognized
Verify that a host properly processes suspicious Redirect messages when redirected on-link.
* [ND] Sections 4.5, 4.6.3, 8.1, and 8.3
* Packet generator
* Monitor to capture packets
Common Setup 1.1 is performed at the beginning of each test part. The Common Test
Cleanup Procedure is performed after each part.
Part A: Option Unrecognized
1. TR1 forwards an Echo Request to the HUT. The Source Address is the off-link global address of
TN1. The Destination Address is the global address of the HUT.
2. Observe the packets transmitted by the HUT.
3. TR1 transmits a Redirect message to the HUT. The ICMPv6 Destination Address is the global
address of TN1. The Target Address is the global address of TN1. The Redirect message
contains a Target Link-layer Address option. The Redirect message also contains an
unrecognized option.
4. TR1 forwards an Echo Request to the HUT. The Source Address is the off-link global address of
TN1. The Destination Address is the global address of the HUT.
5. Observe the packets transmitted by the HUT.
Parts A-C
In all Parts, the HUT should respond to the first Echo Request using TR1 as a first hop. The
HUT should respond to the second Echo Request directly on-link to TN1, indicating the HUT
processed the Redirect message.
* None.