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Introduction     [Top]

The Routing Consortium currently offers the following Services. These documents are constantly being updated to improve readability and to reflect the current specifications. Please contact us if you would like more information or have questions about the Routing Consortium

Document Certification     [Top]

When testing based on the following test suites is performed, all reports generated will be digitally signed using an Adobe digital certificate. Upon reception of the report, the recipient can verify its authenticity using the instructions provided at http://www.iol.unh.edu/certifyDoc.

 

IOL     [Top]

Conformance     [Top]
Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP) Operations Test Suite [Top]
Last Modified: 2/27/2009
Revision: 3.7
Status: Fully Documented (Active)
Testing Days Needed: 5 days
Abstract: The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is an inter-Autonomous System routing protocol. The primary function of a BGP speaking system is to exchange network reachability information with other BGP systems. This includes information on the list of Autonomous Systems (ASs) that reachability information traverses. From this, a graph of AS connectivity is constructed from which routing loops may be pruned and some policy decisions at the AS level may be enforced.
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Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Version 2 Operations Test Suite [Top]
Last Modified: 7/21/2008
Revision: 2.9
Status: Fully Documented (Active)
Testing Days Needed: 5 days
Abstract: OSPF is a link-state routing protocol. It is designed to be run internal to a single Autonomous System. Each OSPF router maintains an identical database describing the Autonomous System's topology. From this database, a routing table is calculated by constructing a shortest-path tree.
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Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Not-So-Stubby Area (NSSA) Option Test Suite [Top]
Last Modified: 12/18/2004
Revision: 1.9
Status: Fully Documented (Active)
Testing Days Needed: 5 days
Abstract: An OSPF NSSA is an optional type of OSPF area that has the capability of importing external routes into a designated OSPF area. The NSSA area has a new option bit (the N-bit) and a new type of LSA (Type-7). This is an optional test suite that can be tested as an extension to our OSPF Operations Test Suite.
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Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS) Operations Test Suite [Top]
Last Modified: 1/12/2009
Revision: 4.6
Status: Fully Documented (Active)
Testing Days Needed: 5 days
Abstract: IS-IS is a Link State Protocol. IS-IS systems form adjacencies with other systems in the same Area (Level-1), Domain (Level-2), or both to build Link State Databases where network and neighbor topology information is stored. Dijkstra Shortest Path First algorithm is then used to create a Forwarding Information Database containing routing information learned through IS-IS.
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Routing Information Protocol, Version 2 (RIP) Operations Test Suite [Top]
Last Modified: 9/1/2005
Revision: 4.4
Status: Fully Documented (Active)
Testing Days Needed: 5 days
Abstract: RIP is a routing protocol based on the Bellman-Ford (or distance vector) algorithm. This algorithm has been used for routing computations in computer networks since the early days of the ARPANET.
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Routing Information Protocol next generation (RIPng) Operations Test Suite [Top]
Last Modified: 1/30/2004
Revision: 2.0
Status: Fully Documented (Active)
Testing Days Needed: 5 days
Abstract: This suite of tests is intended to help implementers evaluate the functionality of their products that support RIPng, the next generation routing information protocol. This suite is designed to test interoperability of the device under test with other RIPng capable devices. These tests cover RFCs 2080 and 2460.
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Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM - SM) Operations Test Suite [Top]
Last Modified: 6/6/2006
Revision: 2.4
Status: Fully Documented (Active)
Testing Days Needed: 5 days
Abstract: PIM-SM is a multicast routing protocol that uses an underlying topology-gathering unicast protocol to populate a routing table with routes; it is independent of which protocol is actually used. In Sparse Mode, the number of routers with attached group members is small with respect to the total number of routers; group members are widely dispersed. PIM-SM is often deployed in Multicast WAN scenarios.
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Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Conformance Test Suite [Top]
Last Modified: 7/21/2008
Revision: 2.0
Status: Fully Documented (Active)
Testing Days Needed: 5 Days
Abstract: IGMP Version 3 (Internet Group Management Protocol) is used by hosts to report their interest in multicast groups to neighboring routers. Version 3 adds the ability to filter on sources which was not included in previous versions of IGMP. Source filtering allows the router to request only the needed sources.
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Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Operations Test Suite [Top]
Last Modified: 9/11/2006
Revision: 1.0
Status: Fully Documented (Active)
Testing Days Needed: 5 Days
Abstract: TCP is a protocol that governs sending and receiving data. The protocol include flow control and reliability. All the responsibilities are controlled by the end points. Hosts are responsible for keeping track of round trip times (RTT). Flow control is determined by RTT and lost packets. The following IETF documents are tested in this suite: RFC 793, RFC 1122.
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Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol, Version 2 (VRRP) Operations Test Suite [Top]
Last Modified: 4/11/2006
Revision: 2.4
Status: Fully Documented (Active)
Testing Days Needed: 5 days
Abstract: VRRP specifies an election protocol that dynamically assigns responsibility for a virtual router to one of the VRRP routers on a LAN. The VRRP router controlling the IP address(es) associated with a virtual router is called the Master, and forwards packets sent to these IP addresses. The election process provides dynamic fail over in the forwarding responsibility should the Master become unavailable. This allows any of the virtual router IP addresses on the LAN to be used as the default first hop router by end-hosts.
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Interoperability     [Top]
Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP) Multi-System Interoperability Test Suite [Top]
Last Modified: 9/20/2006
Revision: 1.0
Status: Fully Documented (Active)
Testing Days Needed: 5 Days
Abstract: This suite of tests has been developed to help implementers evaluate the functioning of their Border Gateway Protocol 4 (from now on referred to as BGP) products. This test suite has been designed to test interoperability of a device under test with other BGP based products. This test suite focuses on testing configurations of the network that could cause problems when deployed if the device under test does not operate properly with the devices that it is connected to. The tests do not determine if a product conforms to the BGP specification, but they are designed as interoperability tests. These tests provide one method to isolate problems within the BGP capable device that will affect the interoperability performance. Successful completion of all tests contained in this suite does not guarantee that the tested device will operate with other BGP capable devices. However, these tests do provide a reasonable level of confidence that the RUT will function well in most BGP environments.
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Border Gateway Protocol 4+ (BGP4+) Interoperability Test Suite [Top]
Last Modified: 3/23/2005
Revision: 1.0
Status: Fully Documented (Active)
Testing Days Needed: 5 days
Abstract: This suite of tests is intended to help implementers evaluate the ability of their BGP4+ capable products to operate in a multi-system environment. The tested cases are designed to test many aspects of the BGP4+ protocol.
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Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Version 2 Multi-System Interoperability Test Suite [Top]
Last Modified: 9/9/2008
Revision: 1.6
Status: Fully Documented (Active)
Testing Days Needed: 5 days
Abstract: This suite of tests has been developed to help implementers evaluate the functionality of their products that support OSPF. This test suite focuses on testing the Interoperability of the DUT with other OSPF devices. The tests do not determine if a product conforms to the specifications that define OSPF, but they are designed as interoperability tests. Successful completion of all tests contained in this suite does not guarantee that the tested device will operate with all other OSPF devices in any scenario. However, these tests provide a reasonable level of confidence that the DUT will function well in most OSPF environments.
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Open Shortest Path First (OSPFv3), Version 3 Interoperability Test Suite [Top]
Last Modified: 5/13/2004
Revision: 1.5
Status: Fully Documented (Active)
Testing Days Needed: 5 days
Abstract: This suite of tests is intended to help implementers evaluate the ability of their OSPFv3 capable products to operate in a multi-system environment. The tested cases are designed to test many aspects of the OSPFv3 protocol and also reflect real world network topologies.
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Routing Information Protocol, Versions 1 and 2 Multi-System Interoperability Test Suite [Top]
Last Modified: 12/1/2006
Revision: 2.2
Status: Fully Documented (Active)
Testing Days Needed: 5 days
Abstract: This suite of tests has been developed to help implementers evaluate the functionality of their products that support RIP. This test suite focuses on testing the Interoperability the DUT with other RIP devices. The tests do not determine if a product conforms to the specifications that define RIP, but they are designed as interoperability tests. Successful completion of all tests contained in this suite does not guarantee that the tested device will operate with all other RIP devices in any scenario. However, these tests provide a reasonable level of confidence that the DUT will function well in most RIP environments.
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Routing Information Protocol next generation (RIPng) Interoperability Test Suite [Top]
Last Modified: 3/12/2007
Revision: 2.1
Status: Fully Documented (Active)
Testing Days Needed: 5 days
Abstract: This suite of tests is intended to help implementers evaluate the functionality of their products that support RIPng, the next generation routing information protocol. This suite is designed to test interoperability of the device under test with other RIPng capable devices. These tests cover RFCs 2080 and 2460.
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Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode (IPv4) Interoperability Test Suite [Top]
Last Modified: 8/27/2008
Revision: 1.5
Status: Fully Documented (Active)
Testing Days Needed: 5 days
Abstract: This suite of tests has been developed to help implementers evaluate the functionality of their products that support PIM-SM. This test suite focuses on testing the Interoperability between the Device Under Test with other PIM-SM devices. The tests do not determine if a product conforms to the specifications that define PIM-SM, but they are designed as interoperability tests. Successful completion of all tests contained in this suite does not guarantee that the tested device will operate with all other PIM-SM devices in any scenario. However, these tests provide a reasonable level of confidence that the DUT will function well in most PIM-SM environments.
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Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode (IPv6) Interoperability Test Suite [Top]
Last Modified: 8/27/2008
Revision: 1.5
Status: Fully Documented (Active)
Testing Days Needed: 5 Days
Abstract: This suite of tests is intended to help implementers evaluate the functionality of their products that support PIM-SM. This suite is designed to test interoperability of the device under test with other PIM-SM capable devices. These tests cover RFCs 4606 and 3810.
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Internet Group Management Protocol Version 3 (IGMPv3) Multi-System Interoperability Test Suite [Top]
Last Modified: 9/1/2007
Revision: 1.0
Status: Fully Documented (Active)
Testing Days Needed: 5 days
Abstract: IGMP Version 3 (Internet Group Management Protocol) is used by hosts to report their interest in multicast groups to neighboring routers. Version 3 adds the ability to filter on sources which was not included in previous versions of IGMP. Source filtering allows the router to request only the needed sources. This test suite verifies that routers can manage querier election, accept basic reports and interoperate with other version group members. These tests cover the following RFC 1112, and 2236.
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Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) Interoperability Test Suite [Top]
Last Modified: 1/12/2009
Revision: 4.6
Status: Fully Documented (Active)
Testing Days Needed: 5 Days
Abstract: This Test Suite is intended to verify the interoperability of a vendor's LDP implementations with other vendors' LDP implementations. This Test Suite focuses on the setup, teardown, and stability of LDP sessions in a basic topology, but with many combinations of Test Routers (i.e. rotation). The following RFCs were referenced in the development of this Test Suite: 3031, 3036.
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Resource Reservation Protocol - Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE) Interoperability Test Suite [Top]
Last Modified: 5/18/2006
Revision: 2.5
Status: Fully Documented (Active)
Testing Days Needed: 5 Days
Abstract: This Test Suite is intended to verify the interoperability of a vendor's RSVP-TE implementations with other vendors' RSVP-TE implementations. This Test Suite focuses on the setup and teardown of RSVP-TE LSPs in a basic topology, but with many combinations of Test Routers (i.e. rotation). Strict and loose Explicit Route Object (ERO) are included in some test cases as parts of RSVP-TE interoperability. The following RFCs were referenced in the development of this Test Suite: 2205, 3031, 3209.
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