diff --git a/pcap4j-core/src/main/java/org/pcap4j/util/IpV6Helper.java b/pcap4j-core/src/main/java/org/pcap4j/util/IpV6Helper.java
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+/*_##########################################################################
+  _##
+  _##  Copyright (C) 2012 Pcap4J.org
+  _##
+  _##########################################################################
+*/
+
+package org.pcap4j.util;
+
+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.List;
+import org.pcap4j.packet.*;
+import org.pcap4j.packet.factory.PacketFactories;
+import org.pcap4j.packet.namednumber.IpNumber;
+
+public final class IpV6Helper {
+  private static final Comparator<IpV6Packet> comparator = new ComparatorImpl();
+
+  private IpV6Helper() {}
+
+  /**
+   * @param ipV6Packet fragmented ivp6 packet
+   * @return payload length of the fragmented packet
+   */
+  private static int computePayloadLength(IpV6Packet ipV6Packet) {
+    return ipV6Packet.getHeader().getPayloadLength() - computeExtHeaderSizes(ipV6Packet);
+  }
+
+  private static int computeExtHeaderSizes(Packet packet) {
+    Packet payload = packet.getPayload();
+    if (payload instanceof IpV6ExtOptionsPacket) {
+      IpV6ExtOptionsPacket ipV6ExtOptionsPacket = (IpV6ExtOptionsPacket) payload;
+      return ((ipV6ExtOptionsPacket.getHeader().getHdrExtLenAsInt() + 1) * 8)
+          + computeExtHeaderSizes(payload);
+    } else if (payload instanceof IpV6ExtFragmentPacket) {
+      IpV6ExtFragmentPacket ipV6ExtFragmentPacket = (IpV6ExtFragmentPacket) payload;
+      return (ipV6ExtFragmentPacket.getHeader().length());
+    } else if (payload instanceof IpV6ExtRoutingPacket) {
+      IpV6ExtRoutingPacket ipV6ExtRoutingPacket = (IpV6ExtRoutingPacket) payload;
+      return ((ipV6ExtRoutingPacket.getHeader().getHdrExtLenAsInt() + 1) * 8)
+          + computeExtHeaderSizes(payload);
+    } else {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Can't find IpV6 fragment packet: " + packet);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param outerOfFragment builder of packet which is previous for ext. fragment header
+   * @param ipNumber new ip number for the packet
+   */
+  private static void fixIpNumber(Packet.Builder outerOfFragment, IpNumber ipNumber) {
+    if (outerOfFragment instanceof IpV6Packet.Builder) {
+      IpV6Packet.Builder builder = (IpV6Packet.Builder) outerOfFragment;
+      builder.nextHeader(ipNumber);
+    } else if (outerOfFragment instanceof IpV6ExtOptionsPacket.Builder) {
+      IpV6ExtOptionsPacket.Builder builder = (IpV6ExtOptionsPacket.Builder) outerOfFragment;
+      builder.nextHeader(ipNumber);
+    } else if (outerOfFragment instanceof IpV6ExtRoutingPacket.Builder) {
+      IpV6ExtRoutingPacket.Builder builder = (IpV6ExtRoutingPacket.Builder) outerOfFragment;
+      builder.nextHeader(ipNumber);
+    } else {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Can't defragment, unexpected header: " + outerOfFragment);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param list list
+   * @return a defragmented packet.
+   */
+  public static IpV6Packet defragment(List<IpV6Packet> list) {
+    list.sort(comparator);
+    IpV6Packet lastPacket = list.get(list.size() - 1);
+    IpV6ExtFragmentPacket ipV6LastFragmentPacket = lastPacket.get(IpV6ExtFragmentPacket.class);
+
+    int payloadTotalLength =
+        ipV6LastFragmentPacket.getHeader().getFragmentOffset() * 8
+            + computePayloadLength(lastPacket);
+
+    if (payloadTotalLength <= 0) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Can't defragment: " + list);
+    }
+
+    final byte[] defragmentedPayload = new byte[payloadTotalLength];
+    int destPos = 0;
+    try {
+      for (IpV6Packet p : list) {
+        IpV6ExtFragmentPacket fragmentPacket = p.get(IpV6ExtFragmentPacket.class);
+        byte[] rawPayload = fragmentPacket.getPayload().getRawData();
+        System.arraycopy(rawPayload, 0, defragmentedPayload, destPos, rawPayload.length);
+        destPos += rawPayload.length;
+      }
+    } catch (Throwable e) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Can't defragment: " + list, e);
+    }
+
+    IpV6Packet firstPacket = list.get(0);
+    IpV6ExtFragmentPacket ipV6FirstFragmentPacket = firstPacket.get(IpV6ExtFragmentPacket.class);
+    IpV6Packet.Builder builder = firstPacket.getBuilder();
+    Packet.Builder outerOfFragmentb = builder.getOuterOf(IpV6ExtFragmentPacket.Builder.class);
+    outerOfFragmentb.payloadBuilder(
+        new SimpleBuilder(
+            PacketFactories.getFactory(Packet.class, IpNumber.class)
+                .newInstance(
+                    defragmentedPayload,
+                    0,
+                    defragmentedPayload.length,
+                    ipV6FirstFragmentPacket.getHeader().getNextHeader())));
+    fixIpNumber(outerOfFragmentb, ipV6FirstFragmentPacket.getHeader().getNextHeader());
+    builder.correctLengthAtBuild(true);
+    return builder.build();
+  }
+
+  private static final class ComparatorImpl implements Comparator<IpV6Packet> {
+
+    @Override
+    public int compare(IpV6Packet p1, IpV6Packet p2) {
+      IpV6ExtFragmentPacket fp1 = p1.get(IpV6ExtFragmentPacket.class);
+      IpV6ExtFragmentPacket fp2 = p2.get(IpV6ExtFragmentPacket.class);
+
+      if (fp1 == null) {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Can't defragment: " + p1);
+      }
+
+      if (fp2 == null) {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Can't defragment: " + p2);
+      }
+
+      return fp1.getHeader().getFragmentOffset() - fp2.getHeader().getFragmentOffset();
+    }
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/pcap4j-packettest/src/test/java/org/pcap4j/test/util/IpV6HelperTest.java b/pcap4j-packettest/src/test/java/org/pcap4j/test/util/IpV6HelperTest.java
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+/*_##########################################################################
+  _##
+  _##  Copyright (C) 2012 Pcap4J.org
+  _##
+  _##########################################################################
+*/
+
+package org.pcap4j.test.util;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import java.io.EOFException;
+import java.net.Inet6Address;
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+import java.net.UnknownHostException;
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.pcap4j.core.PcapHandle;
+import org.pcap4j.core.Pcaps;
+import org.pcap4j.packet.*;
+import org.pcap4j.packet.namednumber.*;
+import org.pcap4j.util.IpV6Helper;
+import org.pcap4j.util.MacAddress;
+
+@SuppressWarnings("javadoc")
+public class IpV6HelperTest {
+  private static final String PCAP_FILE_KEY = IpV6HelperTest.class.getName() + ".pcapFile";
+  private static final String PCAP_FILE =
+      System.getProperty(
+          PCAP_FILE_KEY,
+          "src/test/resources/org/pcap4j/test/core/"
+              + IpV6HelperTest.class.getSimpleName()
+              + ".pcap");
+
+  enum ExtHeader {
+    DESTINATION,
+    ROUTING,
+    NO_HEADER
+  };
+
+  private EthernetPacket getPacket(boolean fragmented) throws UnknownHostException {
+    UnknownPacket.Builder unknownb = new UnknownPacket.Builder();
+    unknownb.rawData(new byte[] {0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07});
+
+    Inet6Address srcIp = (Inet6Address) InetAddress.getByName("2001:db8::3:2:1");
+    Inet6Address dstIp = (Inet6Address) InetAddress.getByName("2001:db8::3:2:2");
+
+    UdpPacket.Builder udpb = new UdpPacket.Builder();
+    udpb.srcPort(UdpPort.SNMP_TRAP)
+        .dstPort(UdpPort.getInstance((short) 0))
+        .payloadBuilder(unknownb)
+        .correctChecksumAtBuild(true)
+        .correctLengthAtBuild(true)
+        .srcAddr(srcIp)
+        .dstAddr(dstIp);
+
+    IpV6ExtFragmentPacket.Builder fragHeadb = new IpV6ExtFragmentPacket.Builder();
+    fragHeadb
+        .fragmentOffset((short) 0)
+        .identification(123)
+        .nextHeader(IpNumber.UDP)
+        .payloadBuilder(udpb);
+
+    IpV6Packet.Builder ipv6b = new IpV6Packet.Builder();
+    ipv6b
+        .version(IpVersion.IPV6)
+        .hopLimit((byte) 100)
+        .trafficClass(IpV6SimpleTrafficClass.newInstance((byte) 0x12))
+        .flowLabel(IpV6SimpleFlowLabel.newInstance(0x12345))
+        .nextHeader(fragmented ? IpNumber.IPV6_FRAG : IpNumber.UDP)
+        .srcAddr(srcIp)
+        .dstAddr(dstIp)
+        .payloadBuilder(fragmented ? fragHeadb : udpb)
+        .correctLengthAtBuild(true);
+
+    EthernetPacket.Builder eb = new EthernetPacket.Builder();
+    eb.dstAddr(MacAddress.getByName("fe:00:00:00:00:02"))
+        .srcAddr(MacAddress.getByName("fe:00:00:00:00:01"))
+        .type(EtherType.IPV6)
+        .payloadBuilder(ipv6b)
+        .paddingAtBuild(true);
+
+    return eb.build();
+  }
+
+  private Packet addExtRoutingHeader(Packet packet, boolean isFragmented)
+      throws IllegalRawDataException, UnknownHostException {
+
+    IpV6ExtRoutingPacket.Builder ipV6ExtRoutingPacketb = new IpV6ExtRoutingPacket.Builder();
+    ipV6ExtRoutingPacketb
+        .nextHeader(isFragmented ? IpNumber.IPV6_FRAG : IpNumber.UDP)
+        .correctLengthAtBuild(true)
+        .routingType(IpV6RoutingType.NIMROD)
+        .segmentsLeft((byte) 2)
+        .data(
+            new IpV6RoutingSourceRouteData(
+                0,
+                new ArrayList<Inet6Address>(
+                    Arrays.asList(
+                        new Inet6Address[] {
+                          (Inet6Address) InetAddress.getByName("2200::210:2:0:0:4")
+                        }))))
+        .payloadBuilder(
+            isFragmented
+                ? packet.get(IpV6ExtFragmentPacket.class).getBuilder()
+                : packet.get(UdpPacket.class).getBuilder());
+
+    Packet.Builder packetb = packet.getBuilder();
+    packetb
+        .get(IpV6Packet.Builder.class)
+        .correctLengthAtBuild(true)
+        .payloadBuilder(ipV6ExtRoutingPacketb)
+        .nextHeader(IpNumber.IPV6_ROUTE);
+
+    return packetb.build();
+  }
+
+  private Packet addExtDestinationHeader(Packet packet, boolean isFragmented)
+      throws IllegalRawDataException, UnknownHostException {
+    IpV6ExtDestinationOptionsPacket.Builder ipV6ExtDestinationOptionsPacketb =
+        new IpV6ExtDestinationOptionsPacket.Builder();
+    ipV6ExtDestinationOptionsPacketb
+        .nextHeader(isFragmented ? IpNumber.IPV6_FRAG : IpNumber.UDP)
+        .correctLengthAtBuild(true)
+        .options(
+            new ArrayList<IpV6ExtOptionsPacket.IpV6Option>(
+                Arrays.asList(
+                    new IpV6ExtOptionsPacket.IpV6Option[] {
+                      new IpV6PadNOption.Builder()
+                          .correctLengthAtBuild(true)
+                          .data(new byte[] {0, 0, 0, 0})
+                          .build()
+                    })))
+        .payloadBuilder(
+            isFragmented
+                ? packet.get(IpV6ExtFragmentPacket.class).getBuilder()
+                : packet.get(UdpPacket.class).getBuilder());
+
+    Packet.Builder packetb = packet.getBuilder();
+    packetb
+        .get(IpV6Packet.Builder.class)
+        .correctLengthAtBuild(true)
+        .payloadBuilder(ipV6ExtDestinationOptionsPacketb)
+        .nextHeader(IpNumber.IPV6_ROUTE);
+
+    return packetb.build();
+  }
+
+  @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+  public void twoNoFragmentedPackets() throws UnknownHostException {
+    List<IpV6Packet> ipV6Packets = new ArrayList<IpV6Packet>();
+    IpV6Packet ipV6Packet = getPacket(false).get(IpV6Packet.class);
+    ipV6Packets.add(ipV6Packet);
+    ipV6Packets.add(ipV6Packet);
+    IpV6Helper.defragment(ipV6Packets);
+  }
+
+  @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+  public void oneNoFragmentedPacket() throws UnknownHostException {
+    List<IpV6Packet> ipV6Packets = new ArrayList<IpV6Packet>();
+    ipV6Packets.add(getPacket(true).get(IpV6Packet.class));
+    ipV6Packets.add(getPacket(false).get(IpV6Packet.class));
+    IpV6Helper.defragment(ipV6Packets);
+  }
+
+  private void testDefragment(ExtHeader extHeader) throws Exception {
+    EthernetPacket expectedPacket;
+    if (extHeader == ExtHeader.ROUTING) {
+      expectedPacket = (EthernetPacket) addExtRoutingHeader(getPacket(false), false);
+    } else if (extHeader == ExtHeader.DESTINATION) {
+      expectedPacket = (EthernetPacket) addExtDestinationHeader(getPacket(false), false);
+    } else {
+      expectedPacket = getPacket(false);
+    }
+
+    PcapHandle handle = Pcaps.openOffline(PCAP_FILE);
+    List<IpV6Packet> ipV6Packets = new ArrayList<IpV6Packet>();
+    Packet firstPacket = null;
+
+    while (true) {
+      try {
+        Packet packet;
+        if (extHeader == ExtHeader.ROUTING) {
+          packet = addExtRoutingHeader(handle.getNextPacketEx(), true);
+        } else if (extHeader == ExtHeader.DESTINATION) {
+          packet = addExtDestinationHeader(handle.getNextPacketEx(), true);
+        } else {
+          packet = handle.getNextPacketEx();
+        }
+        if (firstPacket == null) {
+          firstPacket = packet;
+        }
+        ipV6Packets.add(packet.get(IpV6Packet.class));
+      } catch (TimeoutException e) {
+        continue;
+      } catch (EOFException e) {
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    handle.close();
+
+    Collections.shuffle(ipV6Packets);
+
+    IpV6Packet defragmentedIpV6Packet = IpV6Helper.defragment(ipV6Packets);
+    Packet.Builder actualb = firstPacket.getBuilder();
+    actualb
+        .getOuterOf(IpV6Packet.Builder.class)
+        .payloadBuilder(new SimpleBuilder(defragmentedIpV6Packet));
+
+    assertEquals(expectedPacket, actualb.build());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testDefragmentWithRoutingHeader() throws Exception {
+    testDefragment(ExtHeader.ROUTING);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testDefragmentWithoutExtHeaders() throws Exception {
+    testDefragment(ExtHeader.NO_HEADER);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testDefragmentWithDestinationExtHeaders() throws Exception {
+    testDefragment(ExtHeader.DESTINATION);
+  }
+}