Method and system for map-t border relay data plane verification

A system comprising:

• a network device provisioned with at least Mapping of Address and Port using translation (MAP-T) rules, the network device configured to translate a testing packet using the provisioned MAP-T rules;
• a management server configured to send configuration data to at least one device based on a testing packet report;
• a diagnostic server in contact with the network device and the management server, the diagnostic server provisioned with at least MAP-T diagnostic rules, wherein the diagnostic server is configured to:
• receive a MAP-T diagnostic request from the management server;
• form the testing packet per the MAP-T diagnostic rules;
• transmit the testing packet to the network device;
• and
• produce the testing packet report based on analyzed characteristics of a translated testing packet received from the network device.

A method for performing a Mapping of Address and Port using translation (MAP-T) data plane validation, the method comprising:

• provisioning a network component with MAP-T testing rules;
• assembling a validation packet based on the MAP-T testing rules;
• sending the validation packet to a border router;
• translating the validation packet per provisioned MAP-T rules;
• transmitting the translated validation packet;
• compiling a report with characteristics and translation accuracy of the translated validation packet;
• and
• configuring at least one device based on a received report.