Neighbor reachability detection

After Host A acquires the link-layer address of its neighbor Host B, Host A can use NS and NA messages to test the reachability of Host B as follows:

  1. Host A sends an NS message whose destination address is the IPv6 address of Host B.

  2. If Host A receives an NA message from Host B, Host A decides that Host B is reachable. Otherwise, Host B is unreachable.