IPv6 Test Parameters (RFC 2544)

Field Description Values Default
IPv6 Extension Header
No Extension Header

Select to send frames without an extension header

 N/A Selected
Custom List of Single Extension Headers Select to include a single extension header. Click the ellipsis to specify one or more headers. If multiple headers are selected, the test cycles through the list, sending a frame with a single extension header each time. N/A Cleared
Chain of Extension Headers Select to include the three extension headers recommended by RFC 5180: Routing, Destination Options and Fragment. N/A Cleared
IPv6 Traffic Percentage
IPv6 Traffic Percentage

Select one of the following to specify how the percentage of IPv6 frames are set and varied through successive test trials:

  • Fixed: Generates IPv6 frames at a fixed rate based on the percentage specified.
  • Random: Generates IPv6 frames at random rates within the specified percentage range.
  • Step: Increases the percentage of IPv6 frames for each trial from that of the previous trial. In the Start text box, enter the percentage for the first test trial. In the End text box, enter the maximum percentage used in the test. In the Step text box, enter the percentage increment.
  • Custom: Specifies a list of frame rates as a percentage of bandwidth. In the text box, enter the percentages separated by commas, or click the ellipses (...) button to bring up the Custom Load Size Editor, which helps to specify the list. See List Editor for information about using the editor window. Successive test trials cycle through this list.

The IPv4 traffic percentage is derived from the IPv6 traffic percentage.

 0-100

Fixed: 100

Random: 1, 100

Step: 10, 100, 10

Custom: 0, 10, 50, 90, 100

Related Information

RFC 2544 Test Package