NAME

  confirmPing64 - ICMPv6 Echo Request 64 octets


TARGET

  Host and Router


SYNOPSIS

  confirmPing64.seq [-tooloption ...] -pkt confirmPing64.def
    -tooloption : v6eval tool option


INITIALIZATION

        Common Test Setup 1.1


TEST PROCEDURE

Verify that a node can reply to variable sized ICMP Echo Requests.

   TN2                    TR1                    NUT
    |                      |                      |
    |-------------------------------------------->|
    |   1.Echo Request     |                      |
    |   (64 octets)        |                      |
    |                      |                      |
    |<--------------------------------------------|
    |   2.Echo Reply       |                      |
    |   (64 octets)        |                      |
    |                      |                      |
    v                      v                      v
  1. Send Echo Request
  2. Receive Echo Reply
     <<Check 1>>
  Echo Request Data is:
        IPv6 Header
            Version            = 6
            Traffic Class      = 0
            FlowLabel          = 0
            PayloadLength      = 24
            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    = {0x01, ... , 0x10}


JUDGEMENT

  PASS: The NUT sent an Echo Reply to TR1 64 octets in packet size.
       <<Check 1>> Echo Reply Received
        IPv6 Header
            Version             = 6
            Traffic Class       = 0
            FlowLabel           = 0
            PayloadLength       = 24
            NextHeader          = 58 (ICMPv6)
            SourceAddress       = NUT's 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    = {0x01, ... , 0x10} (same as Echo Request)


CLEANUP

Common Test Cleanup


REFERENCE

RFC 1981 - Path MTU Discovery for IPv6


SEE ALSO

  perldoc V6evalTool