RE: tuneltrace

[Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>]

>> Section 5, doesn't loose source trace allow you to do
>> third party traces, or am I missing something?
> You have a point. I will strike the last two paragraphs
> from section five, but replace them with two paragraphs that
> point out the problems that loose source routing introduce.
> 
> Will also add a new protocol requirement that prevents us from
> using loose source route, strict source route, or record route
> IP Options in our protocol design.

fyi, in the non-tunneled world, operators like lsr traceroute a
lot, sufficiently so that some of us require on at least the
borders it in peering contracts.

essentially, it allows my noc to diagnose a problem with a peer's
routing toward us without having to coordinate with the peer's noc.
it provides a simple keyboard check in place of a complex inter-
organizational negotiated transaction.

randy