Forwarding performance remains their primary goal however, therefore techniques which jeopardise performance are unlikely to be adopted. Of greatest importance to router vendors is better articulation of users' needs for measurement data, and the kinds of analysis they want to carry out. The metrics survey paper is less important and should be done once the FAQ is complete. Education is important - people need to understand measurement well enough to ask sensible questions of providers. This difference can be heightened if the data has a high degree of aggregation.
Users can do active probing, providers can do passive measurement as well as active.
It should also cover the tools available for the most common metrics. It should start with a two-paragraph statement describing its target audience. The metrics may be active or passive, existing or new. The 'measurement specification for Internet routers' is probably our most important goal, we should attempt to make it a standard. We may need to consider each of these groups separately.