NAME

        rfc2765_4.1_hoplimit.seq - Verify IPv6 <-> IPv4 header 
        translation in accordance with RFC2765 [SIIT]


TARGET

        Router


SYNOPSIS

         rfc2765_4.1_hoplimit.seq [-tooloption ...] 
        -p rfc2765_3.1_hoplimit.def


INITIALIZATION

	Before this test starts, run initialize.seq.


TEST PROCEDURE

        This test verifies that NUT properly translates Hop Limit - 1 to 
        TTL, or sends an ICMPv6 Time Exceeded.
        
        Network Topology
        Link0
        --------------------------
            |               |
           TN              NUT
            |               |
        --------------------------
        Link1
        TN -- (Link0) -- NUT        NUT -- (Link1) -- TN
        
        ---------------------      ------------------------

1.1. ===================> ICMPv6 Echo Request IPv6 Header src address : TN LINK0 IPv4 embedded IPv6 address dst address : TN LINK1 IPv4 embedded IPv6 address Hop Limit = 255 ICMPv6 echo request 1.2. <> ===================> ICMPv4 Echo request IPv4 Header src address : TN LINK0 IPv4 address dst address : TN LINK1 IPv4 address Don't Fragment = 1 TTL = 254 ICMPv4 echo request
2.1. ===================> ICMPv6 Echo Request IPv6 Header src address : TN LINK0 IPv4 embedded IPv6 address dst address : TN LINK1 IPv4 embedded IPv6 address Hop Limit = 64 ICMPv6 echo request 2.2. <> ===================> ICMPv4 Echo request IPv4 Header src address : TN LINK0 IPv4 address dst address : TN LINK1 IPv4 address Don't Fragment = 1 TTL = 63 ICMPv4 echo request
3.1. ===================> ICMPv6 Echo Request IPv6 Header src address : TN LINK0 IPv4 embedded IPv6 address dst address : TN LINK1 IPv4 embedded IPv6 address Hop Limit = 2 ICMPv6 echo request 3.2. <> ===================> ICMPv4 Echo request IPv4 Header src address : TN LINK0 IPv4 address dst address : TN LINK1 IPv4 address Don't Fragment = 1 TTL = 1 ICMPv4 echo request
4.1. ===================> ICMPv6 Echo Request IPv6 Header src address : TN LINK0 IPv4 embedded IPv6 address dst address : TN LINK1 IPv4 embedded IPv6 address Hop Limit = 1 ICMPv6 echo request 4.2. <> <=================== ICMPv6 Time Exceeded IPv6 Header src address : TN LINK0 IPv4 embedded IPv6 address dst address : TN LINK1 IPv4 embedded IPv6 address ICMPv6 Time Exceeded Type = 3 Code = 0 (hop limit exceeded in transit) data = ICMPv6 Echo Request


JUDGMENT

<< PASS >> NUT translates ICMPv6 with Hop Limit = 255, 64, 2 to ICMPv4 with TTL = 254, 63, 1. NUT responds to ICMPv6 Echo Request with TTL = 1 with an ICMPv6 Time Exceeded message. << FAIL >> NUT doesn't translate Hop Limit properly, or doesn't respond with ICMPv6 Time Exceeded messages when Hop Limit = 1 on incoming packages.


NOTE


REFERENCE

B4.1. Translating IPv6 Headers into IPv4 Headers If there is no IPv6 Fragment header the IPv4 header fields are set as follows: Time to Live: Hop Limit value copied from IPv6 header. Since the translator is a router, as part of forwarding the packet it needs to decrement either the IPv6 Hop Limit (before the translation) or the IPv4 TTL (after the translation). As part of decrementing the TTL or Hop Limit the translator (as any router) needs to check for zero and send the ICMPv4 or ICMPv6 "ttl exceeded" error.


SEE ALSO

perldoc V6evalTool