Forgive my ignorance on these matters, but why haven't many NAPS tried to be L1 based, or at least provide the option of private wire/fiber between the larger customers in the same room. It seems to me that this would significantly reduce the complexity and packet-loss we're currently seeing. How long would it take to troubleshoot a cross-over FE compared to trouble shooting two routers connected via a oversubscribed switch. Marketing types are concerned about how to bill and track these, but there should be some easy ways around those issues.
--Ben Kirkpatrick Data Products, Electric Lightwave, DID=360.816.3508 -not speaking for ELI, not even speaking- "Consciousness: that annoying time between naps."
Many have and do. What you describe is often called "private interconnect" I understand you can get this service at: Sprint PAIX LAP and most MAE's -- --bill