Re: draft-bonica-tunneltrace-02

[George Swallow <swallow@cisco.com>]

> NH=> Asking ICMP to proxy for missing defect handling in MPLS is a
> possibility....and as Geroge hints in an earlier mail is actually an example
> of a layer violation, but so be it.  However, this should not be used in
> XoverMPLS....you need a solution here that is self-contained within the MPLS
> network.

Have we found the crux of the matter?  MPLS as defined by the IETF
(and I personally don't believe any other body has jurisdiction over
the core MPLS technology) requires that all boxes be IP capable.

...George

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