Information Technology Services

University Townhouse B Outage (slow speeds)

Outage category: Wired Network, Wireless Network

Location: University Townhouses Building B

Status: Open

Resolved Alert:

Initial Symptoms

Data coming and going from Townhouse B was getting “lost” or was not making it all the way through the fiber cable which resulted student devices continuing to keep resending data which meant extremely slow speeds.

Root Cause Analysis

Cause

Fiber issue

Resolution

Field Service Representative replaced Optic Module (SFP) on the distribution switch at Townhouses

Prevention

Replaced Distribution switch