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diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/header/ipv6.go b/pkg/tcpip/header/ipv6.go
index 135a60b12..70e6ce095 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/header/ipv6.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/header/ipv6.go
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ const (
// The address is ff02::1.
IPv6AllNodesMulticastAddress tcpip.Address = "\xff\x02\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x01"
+ // IPv6AllRoutersMulticastAddress is a link-local multicast group that
+ // all IPv6 routers MUST join, as per RFC 4291, section 2.8. Packets
+ // destined to this address will reach all routers on a link.
+ //
+ // The address is ff02::2.
+ IPv6AllRoutersMulticastAddress tcpip.Address = "\xff\x02\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x02"
+
// IPv6MinimumMTU is the minimum MTU required by IPv6, per RFC 2460,
// section 5.
IPv6MinimumMTU = 1280
@@ -333,6 +340,17 @@ func IsV6LinkLocalAddress(addr tcpip.Address) bool {
return addr[0] == 0xfe && (addr[1]&0xc0) == 0x80
}
+// IsV6UniqueLocalAddress determines if the provided address is an IPv6
+// unique-local address (within the prefix FC00::/7).
+func IsV6UniqueLocalAddress(addr tcpip.Address) bool {
+ if len(addr) != IPv6AddressSize {
+ return false
+ }
+ // According to RFC 4193 section 3.1, a unique local address has the prefix
+ // FC00::/7.
+ return (addr[0] & 0xfe) == 0xfc
+}
+
// AppendOpaqueInterfaceIdentifier appends a 64 bit opaque interface identifier
// (IID) to buf as outlined by RFC 7217 and returns the extended buffer.
//
@@ -371,3 +389,35 @@ func LinkLocalAddrWithOpaqueIID(nicName string, dadCounter uint8, secretKey []by
return tcpip.Address(AppendOpaqueInterfaceIdentifier(lladdrb[:IIDOffsetInIPv6Address], IPv6LinkLocalPrefix.Subnet(), nicName, dadCounter, secretKey))
}
+
+// IPv6AddressScope is the scope of an IPv6 address.
+type IPv6AddressScope int
+
+const (
+ // LinkLocalScope indicates a link-local address.
+ LinkLocalScope IPv6AddressScope = iota
+
+ // UniqueLocalScope indicates a unique-local address.
+ UniqueLocalScope
+
+ // GlobalScope indicates a global address.
+ GlobalScope
+)
+
+// ScopeForIPv6Address returns the scope for an IPv6 address.
+func ScopeForIPv6Address(addr tcpip.Address) (IPv6AddressScope, *tcpip.Error) {
+ if len(addr) != IPv6AddressSize {
+ return GlobalScope, tcpip.ErrBadAddress
+ }
+
+ switch {
+ case IsV6LinkLocalAddress(addr):
+ return LinkLocalScope, nil
+
+ case IsV6UniqueLocalAddress(addr):
+ return UniqueLocalScope, nil
+
+ default:
+ return GlobalScope, nil
+ }
+}