Hi Walt
Purely out of curiosity my friend,
how was the perceived 'bridged tap' confirmed on the VDSL circuit you mention ?? I have to say, 'taps' like these are rarer than hens teeth, especially on the D-side network from PCP to DP ?? These days, the most common location for 'taps' is at the EU's premises in the first instance, and secondly ..... in the Exchange.
You will have to take my word on this, but
if there is a 'bridged tap', believe me 100% it will show up on the WHOOSH GEA diagnostic tool, not only on the initial test results screen, but also on the RRT (Historical) data screen. Believe me again, when I say that the ISP's are relentless in churning out these jobs until the issue is resolved. Backing them up are the NGA helpdesk, who are very precise with their testing.
If a fault has had (I think) 3 previous engineering visits, then we have to liaise with the DCoE (Diagnostic Centre of Excellence), who are like Asbo, Bald Eagle, B*Cat and all the other 'router stat geeks' (said in a loving manner guys
), all rolled into one. Their tests (current and historic) are on another level altogether. We can not 'complete' this type of task until they are satisfied with what they 'see'.
Just wanted to balance the complete myth that nobody cares.