Information Technology Services

Network Issue – Potomac Science Building

Outage category: Wired Network, Wireless Network

Location: Potomac Science Building

Status: Closed

Resolved Alert:

Initial Symptoms

High ping latency was detected by monitoring tools and customers began calling in to report network slowness.

Root Cause Analysis

Cause
The ISP reported a fiber cut on the path to the Potomac Science Center that was causing the latency
Resolution
The ISP has corrected the issue
Prevention
Have adequate staffing to respond quickly to outages including contacting Cox/other ISPs for troubleshooting