hio77: Yep, the move to 998 is right there. Obviously your on a borderline connection, but overall, not bad.
@Psilan was your resync INP turning on? im seeing a common trait here....
seems to be the case, Broadcom linecards are limited to 100/50 while Ikanos line cards are 70/30. A post from a chorus fellow did imply this was going to be the case awhile back...
So far, i have noticed broadcoms on average managing higher speeds, although there are too many variables to seriously make a conclusion like that. could just be chance.
I should suggest they upgrade to broadcom ;).
We don't get fibre here until after August next year.