USGv6 Test Selection Tables 

IPv6 Core Requirements (IPv6 Specification, ICMPv6, PMTU, ND)

I1-Interoperability: IPv6 Core Requirements R1v1.4 

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

Test Specification Id: 

• [Core-Interoperability] IPv6 Ready Core Protocols Interoperability Test Specification, [editor: IPv6 Ready 

Logo ]. 

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 Host: 

• DUT = TAR-Host1 for all tests. 

• TAR-Host2 = Independent Implementation Device B 

• TAR-Router1 = Independent Implementation Device C 

• Third Interoperability Partner is satisfied by executing the test specification again using the following:

o TAR-Router1 = Independent Implementation Device D 

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

• DUT = TAR-Router1 for all tests. 

• TAR-Host1 = Independent Implementation Device B 

• TAR-Router2 = Independent Implementation Device C 

• Third Interoperability Partner is satisfied by executing the test specification again using the following:

o TAR-Host1 = Independent Implementation Device D

IPv6 Core Test Check List

Reference Test Specification Id Test Number Device 

Type

RFC 4443 Core-Interoperability IP6Interop.1.1 ICMPv6 Echo Interoperability (A)(B)(D)(E) Host

RFC 4443 Core-Interoperability IP6Interop.1.1 ICMPv6 Echo Interoperability (D)(E)(G)(H) Router 

RFC 4861 Core-Interoperability IP6Interop.1.4 Processing Router Advertisements - Router 

Lifetime (A)(B) Host/Router 

RFC 4861 Core-Interoperability IP6Interop.1.5 Redirect Function Host/Router 

RFC 8201 Core-Interoperability IP6Interop.1.6 Path MTU Discovery and Fragmentation 

(A)(C)(D) Host 

RFC 8201 Core-Interoperability IP6Interop.1.6 Path MTU Discovery and Fragmentation 

(A)(B)(D)(E) Router
RFC 4191 Core-Interoperability IP6Interop.1.7 Processing Router Advertisements – Router 

Preference (A)(B)(C)(D) Host/Router

RFC 4191 Core-Interoperability IP6Interop.1.8 Processing Router Advertisements – Route 

Information Option (A)(B)(C)(D)(E) Router

References: 

• [RFC 8201] McCann, J., S. Deering, J. Mogul, and R. Hinden, Path MTU Discovery for IPv6, RFC 8201,

July 2017.

• [RFC 4443] Conta, A., S. Deering M. Gupta, Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet 

Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Specification, RFC 4443, March 2006. 

• [RFC 4861] Narten, T., Nordmark, E., and W. Simpson, H. Soliman, Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 

(IPv6), RFC 4861, September 2007. 

• [RFC 4191] R. Draves, D. Thaler, Default Router Preferences and More-Specific Routes, RFC 4191,

November 2005.

• [RFC 8106] - J.Jeong, S. Park, L.Beloeil, and S.Mandadapalli, IPv6 Router Advertisement Options for 

DNS Configuration, RFC 8106, March 2017.

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

applicable to the USGv6 Profile.