TCPShield incident

Pittsburgh <> Chicago backbone flapping

Minor Resolved View vendor source →

TCPShield experienced a minor incident on January 30, 2025 affecting Dallas, lasting 55m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.

Started
Jan 30, 2025, 07:32 AM UTC
Resolved
Jan 30, 2025, 08:27 AM UTC
Duration
55m
Detected by Pingoru
Jan 30, 2025, 07:32 AM UTC

Affected components

Dallas

Update timeline

  1. investigating Jan 30, 2025, 08:22 AM UTC

    We are currently investigating a backbone incident impacting Pittsburgh and Chicago causing certain players near these regions to unexpectedly divert between Ashburn and Dallas.

  2. investigating Jan 30, 2025, 08:23 AM UTC

    We are continuing to investigate this issue.

  3. identified Jan 30, 2025, 08:23 AM UTC

    The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

  4. resolved Jan 30, 2025, 08:27 AM UTC

    Cogent has confirmed ongoing construction near the cable which has resulted in partial outages. We have disabled Dallas until the construction subsides.