bce packet loss

[Ross West]

> > I do still see fixed setups in service provider handoffs - for example
> > this colo, Level3 and Hurricane.  Also all our metro ethernet stuff
> > specifies a fixed configuration.
> 
> Well one could also say that this sort of thing tends to result from
> the, "There is a knob, I MUST twist it!" syndrome.

It's a layer 8-9 issue.  It results from an auto-negotiation giving a
half-duplex connection, and no one noticing until 6 months down the road,
then demanding a huge credit from the provider for not selling a full-duplex
circuit as was contracted.

This happens way more often that you'd think.


R.