RE: link between Sprint and Level3 Networks is down in Chicago

Charlie said:

I would be interested in comparing notes with anybody else affected by the issue - or if anybody has heard an actual explanation from Sprint/L3.

Things started to clear up for us at around 1443 Central, so it wasn't too long after I posted my original inquiry to the list. By 1500 Central it seemed to be fully functional. Over at http://www.internetpulse.net our experience seemed to be reflected in that the Network Availability metric for the Sprint/L3 intersection started creeping back up from 80%. This morning at 0830 I got a phone call from the BSAC folks at Sprint, who said it was exclusively a routing issue within L3. When I pressed for details all I got was the same answer. Make of that what you will. -JFO