More comments from Franz Kastenholz - fkastenholz(_at_)comcast(_dot_)net
(frank(_at_)kastenholz(_dot_)org)
1) if i read this right, it is a way for one lsr to ask another
lsr to test the first lsr's data path -- "can someone tell
me if i am working ok?". _if_ my interpretation is right
(and it is monday morning and not all the little gray cells
are at 100% efficiency yet), it seems that this is a fundamentally
stupid thing that the ietf should be standardizing, etc.
2) regardless of point 1, it looks like there are various bits of
processing that have to happen here; but there is no talk
about metering/prioritizing/etcing this traffic, leaving open
a potential dos avenue. the security considerations section
seems to hint at this (recommending that loopback labels
be shared among trusted neighbors only).
aside, this last comment _also_ opens a huge can of worms;
who is trusted? how do i know? what filtering/etcing is needed
to make the right things happen?
f
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