[outages] Level3/TW Telecom issues?

[Ryan Brooks]

> On Aug 27, 2015, at 1:37 PM, David Hubbard via Outages <outages at outages.org> wrote:
> 
> I'm seeing traffic outbound from Level 3 Tampa going to Frankfurt
> Germany currently, so they're definitely doing something wrong.
> 
> 3  xe-10-3-1.bar1.Tampa1.Level3.net (4.53.172.29)  13.642 ms  13.650 ms
> 13.645 ms
> 4  ae-1-60.edge3.Frankfurt1.Level3.net (4.69.154.7)  117.129 ms
> 117.100 ms ae-2-70.edge3.Frankfurt1.Level3.net (4.69.154.71)  116.928 ms
> 5  ae-3-80.edge3.Frankfurt1.Level3.net (4.69.154.135)  116.724 ms
> ae-1-60.edge3.Frankfurt1.Level3.net (4.69.154.7)  117.079 ms
> ae-3-80.edge3.Frankfurt1.Level3.net (4.69.154.135)  116.756 ms
> 

And their noc says:

Level3 has identified a fiber optic line failure affecting your services. Fiber crew is working to restore service, slack is being pulled now and splicing will begin soon. ETTR 2hr. 

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Some folks I've spoken with there say DWDM problems, other say peering.   I'm sure someone knows, it's just not the NOC.