USGv6 Test Selection Tables 

BGP for IPv6

I9-Interoperability: Routing Protocol R1v1.1 

Applicable Profile: NIST SP 500-267B Revision 1 USGv6 Profile – November 2020. 

Test Specification Id: 

• [BGP4+-Interoperability] BGP4+ Interoperability Test Plan, [editor: UNH InterOperability Laboratory]. 

Interoperability Partner Requirements: 

• Any host or router claiming compliance with the USGv6 profile MUST demonstrate evidence of 

interoperability with three or more independent implementations of IPv6. The three implementations must 

include at least one Host and at least one Router.

• Target nodes must not change once testing has begun.

If your Device Under Test (DUT) Type is Router: 

• DUT = TR1 for all tests. 

• TAR-Router1 = Independent Implementation Device B 

• TAR-Router2 = Independent Implementation Device C 

• TAR-Router3 = Independent Implementation Device D

• H1, H2, H3 and H4 = Any devices which can execute ping6 function

BGP for IPv6 Test Check List

Reference Test Specification Id Test Number Device Type

RFC 4271

RFC 8212

BGP4+-

Interoperability BGP.IO.1.1 External BGP Peer (A)(B) Router

RFC 4271 BGP4+-

Interoperability

BGP.IO.1.2 External Peer Shortest Path Selection 

(A)(B)(C) Router 

RFC 4271 BGP4+-

Interoperability BGP.IO.1.3 Internal BGP Peer (A)(B)(C) Router 

RFC 4271 BGP4+-

Interoperability BGP.IO.1.4 Transit AS for External BGP Peer (A)(B)(C) Router 

RFC 4271

RFC 7705 

BGP4+-

Interoperability BGP.IO.2.1 ASN in OPEN Message (A)(B) Router

RFC 4271 BGP4+-

Interoperability BGP.IO.2.2 Hold Time Negotiation (A)(B) Router

RFC 4271 

RFC 4760 

RFC 2545 

RFC 5492

BGP4+-

Interoperability BGP.IO.3.1 Multiprotocol (A)(B) Router
RFC 4271

RFC 6286

BGP4+-

Interoperability BGP.IO.3.2 AS-Wide Unique BGP ID (A)(B)(C)(D)(E) Router 

RFC 4271

RFC 6793

BGP4+-

Interoperability BGP.IO.3.3 4-Octet AS (A)(B)(C) Router 

References: 

• [RFC4271] Rekhter, Y., Ed., Li, T., Ed., and S. Hares, Ed., "A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4)", RFC 

4271, DOI 10.17487/RFC4271, January 2006. Online at: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4271

• [RFC4760] Bates, T., Chandra, R., Katz, D., and Y. Rekhter, "Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP-4", RFC

• 4760, DOI 10.17487/RFC4760, January 2007. Online at: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4760

• [RFC2545] Marques, P. and F. Dupont, "Use of BGP-4 Multiprotocol Extensions for IPv6 Inter-Domain

• Routing", RFC 2545, DOI 10.17487/RFC2545, March 1999. Online at: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2545

• [RFC5492] Scudder, J. and R. Chandra, "Capabilities Advertisement with BGP-4", RFC 5492, DOI

• 10.17487/RFC5492, February 2009. Online at: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5492

• [RFC6286] Chen, E. and J. Yuan, "Autonomous-System-Wide Unique BGP Identifier for BGP-4", RFC

• 6286, DOI 10.17487/RFC6286, June 2011. Online at: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6286) 

• [RFC6793] Vohra, Q. and E. Chen, "BGP Support for Four-Octet Autonomous System (AS) Number

• Space", RFC 6793, DOI 10.17487/RFC6793, December 2012. Online at: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6793

• [RFC7607] Kumari, W., Bush, R., Schiller, H., and K. Patel, "Codification of AS 0 Processing", RFC 7607,

• DOI 10.17487/RFC7607, August 2015. Online at: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7607

• [RFC7705] George, W. and S. Amante, "Autonomous System Migration Mechanisms and Their Effects

• on the BGP AS_PATH Attribute", RFC 7705, DOI 10.17487/RFC7705, November 2015. Online at: 

https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7705

• [RFC8212] Mauch, J., Snijders, J., and G. Hankins, "Default External BGP (EBGP) Route Propagation 

Behavior without Policies", RFC 8212, DOI 10.17487/RFC8212, July 2017. Online at: 

https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8212

The objective of this test selection sheet is to provide a reference for available test specifications that identifies tests 

applicable to the USGv6 Profile.