Network Outage – Blue Ridge Core Router

Outage category: 
Apogee, Wired Network, Wireless Network
Location: 
Blue Ridge Hall, Peterson Hall, Merten Hall, Southside, Eastern Shore, and Hampton Roads.
Status: 
Closed
Resolved alert: 
09/17/2024 1:32 pm

Lost network services for Blue Ridge Hall, Peterson Hall, Merten Hall, Southside, Eastern Shore, and Hampton Roads.

Initial symptoms: 

Router unexpectedly reloaded when we were looking at other issue at the time.

Duration: 
09/17/2024 1:20 pm - 09/17/2024 1:32 pm
Impact to Mason: 

Loss of network services for Blue Ridge Hall, Peterson Hall, Merten Hall, Southside, Eastern Shore, and Hampton Roads.

Affected Services: 
Network Access, Residence Hall Network (ResNet), Telephone Services
ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS
Cause: 

Router reloaded unexpectedly

Resolution: 

Monitoring the reload to make sure the router comes back correctly.

Prevention: 

We are in the process of replacing this router, which has been exhibiting unusual behaviors in the past.

STATISTICS
Service Team: 
NSOPS, NSENG