> >I think it makes more sense to derive GRE key from internal IDs. Those > >GRE keys are not like VLAN IDs that admins need to use them to configure > >switches, GRE keys are only used internally and there is no need to > >expose them to users/administrators. > > The need to be able to specify a specific id or range is to integrate with > external devices. Let's say the Juniper SRX could easily support GRE > tunnels. Then it might be required to be able to specify the exact range.
It would at least be helpful for the IDs to be visible to provider level administrators (hopefully I'm getting the role name correctly) for troubleshooting purposes. -chip