Information Technology Services

Taylor Hall Network Issues

Outage category: Wired Network, Wireless Network

Location: Taylor Hall

Status: Closed

Resolved Alert:

Initial Symptoms

Users were not able to connect to the internet via wired or wireless services.

Root Cause Analysis

Cause

The fiber link between the distribution switch the user switch failed.

Resolution

The vendor’s fieldĀ  team dispatched and cleaned the fiber and replaced the optical connectors. Light levels and error count monitored after resolution indicate problem was solved.

Prevention

Monitoring connection by vendor continues.