RE: draft-bonica-tunneltrace-02

[Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>]

> Is this not the same tool that was presented in the OAM BOF in IETF 52?
> In the BOF, the ADs were to decide on the proper location to progress work
> on MPLS related management/maintenance (a.k.a. OAM) tools. Have ADs made a
> decision?

draft-bonica-tunneltrace-02.txt is not mpls-specific, and is a COMMON
mechanism.  i know that l2-agnostic mechanisms are not the fashion in the
ccamp wg, but they're supposed to be.

> Also, given that the ITU-T draft recommendation Y.1711 "OAM Mechanism for
> MPLS Networks" has been consented, what is the rational for standardizing
> this tool in isolation?

this isn't the itu.  we actually have layer three operators and users here,
who want stuff that operates above layers one and two.

randy