TAHI Project

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TAHI Project

• Nobuo Okabe
• Nobuo_Okabe_at_yokogawa.co.jp
• contact_at_tahi.org

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Objectives

• Supporting quality aspect of KAME project and
  USAGI project
• Contributing for IPv6 deployment
• Supporting IPv6 implementer by opening our tools
  to the public

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Activities

• Conformance test
• Developing test tools
• Interoperability test
• Developing test tools
• Organizing test events

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Brief History

• 1998.10 Starting the project
• 1999.9 1st Test Event _at_ Tokyo
• 15 groups/18 implementations
• 2000.3 IPsec Test _at_ Connectathon2K
• Few vendors
• 2000.7 2nd Test Event _at_ INET2k
• 18 groups
• 2001.3 MIP6 Test _at_ Connectathon2001
• Few vendors

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Current Status (1/4)

• Conformance test tool
• for host/router
• Mainly IPv6 core spec.
• Basic spec, ND, Addr autoconf, ICMPv6, Tunnel,
  PathMTU Discovery, IPsec, (MIP6), Robustness
• Runs automatically, Over 300 tests, 6 hours

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Current Status (2/4)

• Interoperability test tool
• support tools for test event
• 18 test scenarios

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Current Status (3/4)

• Frequently user of the test tool
• KAME/USAGI Project
• Cisco
• HP
• Microsoft
• Ericsson/Telebit
• maybe more (I guess)

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Current Status (4/4)

• Contributed tests by other organizations
• MIP6 test by G6 gourp
• NAT-PT by Ericsson/Telebit

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New Activities (1/2)

• IPv6 minimum host requirement for very small
  device
• Just stated
• http//www.tahi.org/minspec/

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New Activities (2/2)
Toshiba
WIDE Project
Spec-WG
Others

(Matushita)
ACCESS
Yokogawa

Open to the public
TAHI Project
Feedbacks
The University of Tokyo Yokogawa
TestSuit-WG

Yokogawa
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Issues

• Quality of Activities
• Too many specifications
• Limited resources (especially man-power)
• Not good for business

Your contributions are very very welcome.