def test_abf6(self):
        """ IPv6 ACL Based Forwarding
        """

        #
        # Simple test for matching IPv6 packets
        #

        #
        # Rule 1
        #
        rule_1 = AclRule(is_permit=1, proto=17, ports=1234,
                         src_prefix=IPv6Network("2001::2/128"),
                         dst_prefix=IPv6Network("2001::1/128"))
        acl_1 = VppAcl(self, rules=[rule_1])
        acl_1.add_vpp_config()

        #
        # ABF policy for ACL 1 - path via interface 1
        #
        abf_1 = VppAbfPolicy(self, 10, acl_1,
                             [VppRoutePath("3001::1",
                                           0xffffffff)])
        abf_1.add_vpp_config()

        attach_1 = VppAbfAttach(self, 10, self.pg0.sw_if_index,
                                45, is_ipv6=True)
        attach_1.add_vpp_config()

        #
        # a packet matching the rule
        #
        p = (Ether(src=self.pg0.remote_mac,
                   dst=self.pg0.local_mac) /
             IPv6(src="2001::2", dst="2001::1") /
             UDP(sport=1234, dport=1234) /
             Raw(b'\xa5' * 100))

        #
        # packets are dropped because there is no route to the policy's
        # next hop
        #
        self.send_and_assert_no_replies(self.pg1, p * NUM_PKTS, "no route")

        #
        # add a route resolving the next-hop
        #
        route = VppIpRoute(self, "3001::1", 32,
                           [VppRoutePath(self.pg1.remote_ip6,
                                         self.pg1.sw_if_index)])
        route.add_vpp_config()

        #
        # now expect packets forwarded.
        #
        self.send_and_expect(self.pg0, p * NUM_PKTS, self.pg1)