NAME

  PL_OddToHost - check IPv6 Header Payload Length is Odd


TARGET

  Host and Router


SYNOPSIS

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


INITIALIZATION

  None


TEST PROCEDURE

  Tester                      Target
    |                           |
    |-------------------------->|
    |   Echo Request            |
    |                           |
    |                           |
    |<--------------------------|
    |   Neighbor Solicitation   |
    |                           |
    |                           |
    |-------------------------->|
    |   Neighbor Advertisement  |
    |                           |
    |                           | 
    |<--------------------------|
    |   Echo Reply              |
    |                           |
    |                           |
    v                           v

  1. Send Echo Request
  2. Wait Echo Reply or NS
  3. If NS received then send NA, and wait Echo Reply again
  4. Receive Echo Reply

  Echo Request Data is:

        IPv6 Header
            Version            = 6
            Traffic Class      = 0
            FlowLabel          = 0
            PayloadLength      = 15
            NextHeader         = 58 (ICMP)
            SourceAddress      = Tester Link Local Address
            DestinationAddress = Target Link Local Address

        ICMP Echo Request
            Type           = 128 (Echo Request)
            Code           = 0
            Checksum       = (auto)
            Identifier     = 0xffff
            SequenceNumber = 1
            PayloadData    = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7}


JUDGMENT

  PASS: Echo Reply Received

        IPv6 Header
            Version             = 6
            Traffic Class       = 0
            FlowLabel           = 0
            PayloadLength       = 15
            NextHeader          = 58 (ICMP)
            SourceAddress       = Target Link Local Address
            Destination Address = Tester Link Local 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    = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7} (same as Echo Request)


REFERENCE

RFC2460

3. IPv6 Header Format

   Payload Length       16-bit unsigned integer.  Length of the IPv6
                        payload, i.e., the rest of the packet following
                        this IPv6 header, in octets.  (Note that any
                        extension headers [section 4] present are
                        considered part of the payload, i.e., included
                        in the length count.)


SEE ALSO

  perldoc V6evalTool