Information Technology Services

Network Outage – Innovation Hall 1st Floor – A Side

Outage category: VoIP phone service, Wired Network, Wireless Network

Location: Fairfax Campus, Innovation Hall, 1st Floor A Side floor(s)

Status: Closed

Resolved Alert:

Initial Symptoms

Loss of wired and wireless internet to users.

Root Cause Analysis

Cause

Contractor working in Telecom Room plugged a portable USB battery into the switch. This caused the supervisor blade in the switch to lose power.

Resolution

USB battery was removed and switch rebooted.

Prevention

Contractor/Vendor told to speak with NET before plugging equipment in when working in Telecom Room.