%% You should probably cite draft-elkins-v6ops-ipv6-packet-sequence-needed-01 instead of this revision. @techreport{elkins-v6ops-ipv6-packet-sequence-needed-00, number = {draft-elkins-v6ops-ipv6-packet-sequence-needed-00}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-elkins-v6ops-ipv6-packet-sequence-needed/00/}, author = {Nalini Elkins and Michael Ackermann and Keven Haining and Sigfrido Perdomo and William Jouris and David Boyes}, title = {{IPv6 Packet Sequence Number Needed}}, pagetotal = 14, year = 2013, month = may, day = 31, abstract = {For a number of Enterprise Data Center Operators (EDCO) both real- time and after the fact problem resolution is critical. Two metrics are critical for timely end-to-end problem resolution, without impacting an operational production network. They are: packet sequence number and packet timestamp. Packet sequence number is required for diagnostics. Packet timestamp is required to calculate end-to-end response time. Current methods are inadequate for these purposes because they assume unreasonable access to intermediate devices, are cost prohibitive, require infeasible changes to a running production network, or do not provide timely data. This document provides the background and rationale for the packet sequence number which is a part of the IPv6 Performance and Diagnostic Metrics Destination Option (PDM).}, }