NAME

  Validate_PTB - Validate Packet Too Big


TARGET

  Host and Router


SYNOPSIS

  Validate_PTB.seq [-tooloption ...] -pkt Validate_PTB.def
    -tooloption : v6eval tool option


INITIALIZATION

        Common Test Setup 1.1


TEST PROCEDURE

   Verify that the DUT validates the payload of ICMPv6 PTB Messages to ensure they are proplery received.
   TN2                    TR1                    NUT
    |                      |                      |
    |-------------------------------------------->|
    |   1.Echo Request     |                      |
    |   (1500 octets)      |                      |
    |                      |                      |
    |<--------------------------------------------|
    |   2.Echo Reply       |                      |
    |   (1500 octets)      |                      |
    |                      |                      |
    |                      +--------------------->|
    |                      |  3.Packet Too Big    |
    |                      |  (Identifier diff)   |
    |                      |                      |
    |-------------------------------------------->|
    |   4.Echo Request     |                      |
    |   (1500 octets)      |                      |
    |                      |                      |
    |<--------------------------------------------|
    | 5.Echo Reply         |                      |
    |   (1500 octets)      |                      |
    |                      |                      |
    v                      v                      v
  1. Send Echo Request
  2. Receive Echo Reply <<Check 1>>
  3. Send Packet Too Big message
  4. Send Echo Request
  5. Receive Echo Reply(include Fragment Header) 
     or  fragmented Echo Reply <<Check 2>>
  Echo Request Data is:
        IPv6 Header
            Version            = 6
            Traffic Class      = 0
            FlowLabel          = 0
            PayloadLength      = 1460
            NextHeader         = 58 (ICMPv6)
            SourceAddress      = TN2's Global Address
            DestinationAddress = NUT's Global Address
        ICMP Echo Request
            Type           = 128 (Echo Request)
            Code           = 0
            Checksum       = (auto)
            Identifier     = 0xffff
            SequenceNumber = 1
            PayloadData    = (1452 octets)
  Packet Too Big message is:
        IPv6 Header
            Version            = 6
            Traffic Class      = 0
            FlowLabel          = 0
            PayloadLength      = 1280
            NextHeader         = 58 (ICMPv6)
            SourceAddress      = TR1's Global Address
            DestinationAddress = NUT's Global Address
        ICMP Packet Too Big
            Type           = 2 (Packet Too Big)
            Code           = 0
            Checksum       = (auto)
            MTU            = 1304
            PayloadData    = (1232 octets)


JUDGEMENT

  PASS: <<Check 1>> Echo Reply Received or Fragment Echo Reply Received
        <<Check 2>> Echo Reply which include Fragment Header Received, or 
                    Fragment Echo Reply Received.
        IPv6 Header
            Version             = 6
            Traffic Class       = 0
            FlowLabel           = 0
            PayloadLength       = 1240
            NextHeader          = 58 (ICMPv6)
            SourceAddress       = Target Global Address
            Destination Address = TN2's Global Address
        ICMP Echo Reply
            Type           = 129 (Echo Reply)
            Code           = 0
            Checksum       = (auto)
            Identifier     = 0xffff (same as Echo Request)
            SequenceNumber = 1 (same as Echo Request)
            PayloadData    = (1232 octets) (same as Echo Request)


CLEANUP

Common Test Cleanup


REFERENCE

RFC 8201 - Path MTU Discovery for IPv6


SEE ALSO

  perldoc V6evalTool