WiscNet Outage History

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WiscNet had 534 outages in the last 2 years totaling 46h 42m of downtime — averaging 22 incidents per month.

There were 534 WiscNet outages since March 27, 2026 totaling 46h 42m of downtime. Each is summarised below — incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Source: https://status.wiscnet.net

Critical October 14, 2026

[2303919] Wiscnet - Walworth School District - Down

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 14, 2026, 05:07 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 14, 2026, 05:07 PM UTC
Duration
—
Affected: Walworth J1 School District
Timeline · 1 update
  1. resolved Oct 14, 2026, 05:07 PM UTC

    Hello, Starting at 11:22AM CDT 10/14/2026 the Wiscnet NOC observed alarms indicating a loss of connection to our device at the Walworth School District. Please verify power to your site and the network equipment. If you are not aware of any internal work occurring and believe this is a network event, please contact GLS Tech Support for 24x7/outages/incidents at 866-558-1920. The TEACH ID for this circuit is 1984. If you have any additional questions, please contact WiscNet NOC at [email protected]__ or by phone at 608-442-6761. Thank you, Hello, We are now seeing services restored. Please reach out if you have any questions. Thank you,

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Notice October 14, 2026

[2303933] 401093 - Milton School District - Down

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 14, 2026, 05:05 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 14, 2026, 05:06 PM UTC
Duration
18s
Affected: Milton School District
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Oct 14, 2026, 05:05 PM UTC

    Hello, GLS let us know they are investing circuit 401093 / GLS ID 3230. We will let you know what GLS says as the investigation continues. Kind regards,

  2. resolved Oct 14, 2026, 05:06 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Critical October 14, 2026

2303810 | Merit - Down

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 14, 2026, 02:10 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 14, 2026, 04:05 PM UTC
Duration
1h 54m
Affected: MERIT
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified Oct 14, 2026, 02:10 PM UTC

    We received a call reporting a Merit reporting a circuit down between Green Bay and Chicago. There is known maintenance work occurring that was not anticipated to affect anyone that started at 8 AM. Please let us know if you are still down at 10 AM CST.

  2. resolved Oct 14, 2026, 04:05 PM UTC

    Hello, Work has been completed. Please let us know if you are still having any issues.

  3. postmortem Oct 14, 2026, 04:09 PM UTC

    Date & Time of Incident: 10/14 at 8 AM Duration: unknown Technician\(s\): Jim Review Date: 10/14 Brief Summary: A Merit circuit from Green Bay to Chicago went down due to a maintenance that was not expected to be service affecting. Root Cause: Maintenance

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Critical October 14, 2026

[2303763] Prairie Lakes Library System - Down

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 14, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 14, 2026, 02:08 PM UTC
Duration
1h 57m
Affected: Prairie Lakes Library System
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Oct 14, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC

    Hello, The WiscNet NOC has lost access to our device for Prairie Lakes Library System at 6:55am on 10/14. Please verify power to your site and the network equipment. If you are not aware of any internal work occurring and believe this is a network event, please contact GLS Tech Support for 24x7/outages/incidents at 866-558-1920. The TEACH ID for this circuit is 2415. If you have any additional questions, please contact WiscNet NOC at [email protected]__ or by phone at 608-442-6761. Thank you,

  2. investigating Oct 14, 2026, 02:07 PM UTC

    Hello, The WiscNet NOC has regained access to our device for Prairie Lakes Library System as of 7:33 AM CDT 10/14/2026. Thank you, Carter

  3. resolved Oct 14, 2026, 02:08 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Critical October 14, 2026

[2303621] Cambridge - 400460 - Down

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 14, 2026, 07:17 AM UTC
Resolved
Oct 14, 2026, 07:17 AM UTC
Duration
—
Affected: Cambridge School District
Timeline · 1 update
  1. resolved Oct 14, 2026, 07:17 AM UTC

    The WiscNet NOC has lost access to our device for **Cambridge School District** at **12:06am 10/14**. Please verify power to your site and the network equipment. If you are not aware of any internal work occurring and believe this is a network event, please contact GLS Tech Support for 24x7/outages/incidents at 866-558-1920. The TEACH ID for this circuit is **238**. If you have any additional questions, please contact WiscNet NOC. Hello, We are seeing this site as back up as of 1:55am CT. We will be closing this status page. Thank you,

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Critical October 13, 2026

[2303532] Tomorrow River School District - DOWN

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 13, 2026, 09:31 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 13, 2026, 09:31 PM UTC
Duration
—
Timeline · 1 update
  1. resolved Oct 13, 2026, 09:31 PM UTC

    Hello, The WiscNet NOC has lost access to our device for Tomorrow River School District at 3:50PM today 10/13/2026. Please verify power to your site and the network equipment. If you are not aware of any internal work occurring and believe this is a network event, please contact GLS Tech Support for 24x7/outages/incidents at 866-558-1920. The TEACH ID for this circuit is AS.KRFN.001053..ATI. If you have any additional questions, please contact WiscNet NOC at [email protected]__ or by phone at 608-442-6761. Thank you, Hello, I just saw the service restore as of 4:03PM. Thank you,

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Critical October 12, 2026

[2302651] Woodruff J1 School District - 400674 - Down

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 12, 2026, 04:41 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 12, 2026, 04:41 PM UTC
Duration
—
Affected: Woodruff J1 School District
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. resolved Oct 12, 2026, 04:41 PM UTC

    Hello, The WiscNet NOC has lost access to our device for Woodruff J1 School District on 10/12 at 8:17:45 AM. Please verify power to your site and the network equipment. If you are not aware of any internal work occurring and believe this is a network event, please contact GLS Tech Support for 24x7/outages/incidents at 866-558-1920. The TEACH ID for this circuit is 0063. If you have any additional questions, please contact WiscNet NOC at [email protected]__ or by phone at 608-442-6761. Thank you,

  2. postmortem Oct 12, 2026, 04:42 PM UTC

    Date & Time of Incident: 8/12 8:21 AM Duration: 114 Technician\(s\): Fue Khang Review Date: 8/12 Brief Summary: Alarms came in at 8:21 AM. We were notified of a maintenance. Alarms cleared at 10:17 AM. Root Cause: Maintenance.

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Critical October 9, 2026

2301822 | Multiple Circuits Down - Fiber Maintenance

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 09, 2026, 03:03 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 09, 2026, 08:44 PM UTC
Duration
5h 40m
Affected: University of ChicagoUniversity of IowaUniversity of IllinoisNorthernLights GigaPOPCity of GreenfieldMadison Area Technical College
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Oct 09, 2026, 03:03 PM UTC

    Hello, We are seeing multiple circuits down due to a fiber maintenance occurring from our provider. The maintenance window is expected to go until 3 PM today.

  2. investigating Oct 09, 2026, 03:06 PM UTC

    Hello, We are seeing multiple circuits down due to a fiber maintenance occurring from our provider. The maintenance window is expected to go until 3 PM today.

  3. investigating Oct 09, 2026, 03:25 PM UTC

    Hello, We are seeing multiple circuits down due to a fiber maintenance occurring from our provider. The maintenance window is expected to go until 3 PM today.

  4. resolved Oct 09, 2026, 08:44 PM UTC

    Hello, This maintenance has been completed.

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Critical October 8, 2026

[2300145] Princeton School District - 400599 - Down

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 08, 2026, 02:04 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 08, 2026, 02:04 PM UTC
Duration
—
Affected: Princeton School District
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. resolved Oct 08, 2026, 02:04 PM UTC

    Hello, The WiscNet NOC has lost access to our device for Princeton School District at 10/6 1:44 PM. Please verify power to your site and the network equipment. If you are not aware of any internal work occurring and believe this is a network event, please contact GLS Tech Support for 24x7/outages/incidents at 866-558-1920. The TEACH ID for this circuit is 1977. If you have any additional questions, please contact WiscNet NOC at [email protected]__ or by phone at 608-442-6761. Thank you,

  2. postmortem Oct 08, 2026, 02:06 PM UTC

    Date & Time of Incident: 10/6 01:44 AM CST Duration: 3,333 Technician\(s\): Fue Khang, Dylan Trott Review Date: 10/8 Brief Summary: Alarms came in for circuit down on 10/6 at 1:44 AM. GLS updated their Junos device and alarms cleared. Root Cause: Provider equipment

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Critical October 8, 2026

[2300964] River Ridge School District - 400608 - Down

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 08, 2026, 07:24 AM UTC
Resolved
Oct 08, 2026, 07:24 AM UTC
Duration
—
Affected: River Ridge School District
Timeline · 1 update
  1. resolved Oct 08, 2026, 07:24 AM UTC

    Hello, The WiscNet NOC has lost access to our device for **River Ridge School District** at 10/7/2026 2:59 PM. Please verify power to your site and the network equipment. If you are not aware of any internal work occurring and believe this is a network event, please contact GLS Tech Support for 24x7/outages/incidents at 866-558-1920. The TEACH ID for this circuit is **1304**. If you have any additional questions, please contact WiscNet NOC at [email protected]__ or by phone at 608-442-6761. Thank you, Hello, We are seeing services restored as of 5:45 PM 10/7. Please reach out to us if you have any questions or see any further issues with this service.

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Critical October 7, 2026

[2300627] Tigerton School District - 400642 - Handoff port

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 07, 2026, 02:09 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 07, 2026, 05:33 PM UTC
Duration
3h 23m
Affected: Tigerton School District
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified Oct 07, 2026, 02:09 PM UTC

    Hello, The WiscNet NOC has observed a loss of connection to the handoff device of the Tigerton School District at 10/7 9:01 AM. Please verify power to your site and the network equipment. If you are not aware of any internal work occurring and believe this is a network event, please contact GLS Tech Support for 24x7/outages/incidents at 866-558-1920. The TEACH ID for this circuit is 1649. If you have any additional questions, please contact WiscNet NOC at [email protected]__ or by phone at 608-442-6761. Thank you,

  2. resolved Oct 07, 2026, 05:33 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

  3. postmortem Oct 07, 2026, 05:34 PM UTC

    Date & Time of Incident: 10/7 09:01 AM Duration: 10 Technician\(s\): Fue Khang Review Date: 10/7 Brief Summary: Alarms came in at 9:01 AM. Cleared at 9:11 AM. Network port flapped Root Cause: Network port flapped.

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Major October 7, 2026

WiscNet - Network Event - 10/7/26

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 07, 2026, 01:50 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 07, 2026, 07:57 PM UTC
Duration
6h 6m
Affected: Antigo Unified School DistrictBowler School DistrictElcho School DistrictCESA 9Edgar School DistrictLac du Flambeau #1 School DistrictMenominee Indian School DistrictMarathon City School DistrictMarion School DistrictNorthland Pines School DistrictRib Lake School DistrictPhelps School DistrictShawano School DistrictThree Lakes School DistrictStratford School DistrictTigerton School DistrictWoodruff J1 School District
Timeline · 5 updates

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Critical October 7, 2026

[2300453] Southwest Technical College - Down

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 07, 2026, 01:18 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 07, 2026, 01:18 PM UTC
Duration
—
Affected: Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
Timeline · 1 update
  1. resolved Oct 07, 2026, 01:18 PM UTC

    Hello, At 5:16 AM CST we noticed r-southwesttc go down. Our provider has opened an investigation. While investigations are ongoing please verify power and equipment onsite. Please reach out to us if you have any questions. Hello, As of 6:50AM CDT 10/7 we observed traffic restore and alarms clear on the equipment at the Southwest Wisconsin technical College. This case is now resolved. Please reach out if you have any questions. Thank you,

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Critical October 7, 2026

[2300405] Port Edwards School District - Down

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 07, 2026, 09:43 AM UTC
Resolved
Oct 07, 2026, 09:43 AM UTC
Duration
—
Affected: Port Edwards School District
Timeline · 1 update
  1. resolved Oct 07, 2026, 09:43 AM UTC

    Hello, The WiscNet NOC has lost access to our device for Port Edwards School District at 1:49 am on 10/7. Please verify power to your site and the network equipment. If you are not aware of any internal work occurring and believe this is a network event, please contact GLS Tech Support for 24x7/outages/incidents at 866-558-1920. The TEACH ID for this circuit is 1347. If you have any additional questions, please contact WiscNet NOC at [email protected]__ or by phone at 608-442-6761. Thank you, Hello, At this time we are seeing all alarms cleared and services restored. Please reach out with any questions. Thank you, Hello, We are seeing alarms for this site come back in. At this time please verify power and equipment onsite. Thank you, Hello, At this time we are seeing all alarms cleared and services restored. Please reach out with any questions. Thank you,

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Critical October 6, 2026

[2299908] St. Croix Central School District - Down

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 06, 2026, 01:26 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 06, 2026, 01:26 PM UTC
Duration
—
Affected: Saint Croix Central School District
Timeline · 1 update
  1. resolved Oct 06, 2026, 01:26 PM UTC

    Hello, At 6:24 AM we noticed that r-stcroixcentralsd is down. Our provider has opened up an investigation into this outage. While investigations are ongoing please verify power and equipment onsite. We will continue to provide updates as we receive them, please reach out with any questions. Hello, At 7:45AM CDT we saw alarms clear and traffic restore. This ticket has been closed. Thank you,

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Critical October 5, 2026

[2299415] Milwaukee Technical College - 1784 - Down

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 05, 2026, 11:28 AM UTC
Resolved
Oct 05, 2026, 11:28 AM UTC
Duration
—
Affected: Milwaukee Area Technical College
Timeline · 1 update
  1. resolved Oct 05, 2026, 11:28 AM UTC

    Hello, Starting at 3:11am we observed our device on site go down for Circuit **1784** for the Milwaukee Area Technical College. At this time we are requesting power and equipment be verified. If you believe this isn't related to any planned maintenance occurring please reach out to the WiscNet NOC at \(608\) 442-6761, option 1. Thank you, Hello, We are seeing our alarms for this clear as of 6:02am CT 10/5. We will be closing out this status page. Thank you,

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Critical October 4, 2026

[2299199] WISCnet|WestSalemsd|Down

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 04, 2026, 03:18 AM UTC
Resolved
Oct 04, 2026, 03:18 AM UTC
Duration
—
Timeline · 1 update
  1. resolved Oct 04, 2026, 03:18 AM UTC

    Hello, We observed alarms at the West Salem School District at 6:13pm. The LMP is aware of the issue and investigating. We will keep you updated as we get more information. Thanks, Hello, As of 6:53 pm cst we are seeing this site back up. Please reach out with any questions. Thanks,

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Critical October 4, 2026

[2299194] WISC|Cesa04|Down

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 04, 2026, 03:13 AM UTC
Resolved
Oct 04, 2026, 03:13 AM UTC
Duration
—
Affected: CESA 4
Timeline · 1 update
  1. resolved Oct 04, 2026, 03:13 AM UTC

    Hello, At 6:04 pm cst we saw alarms on the CESA 04 router. The LMP's NOC is aware of the alarm and investigating. Please reach out with any questions. Thanks, Hello, We are seeing this circuit back up as 6:53 pm cst. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thanks,

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Critical October 2, 2026

[2298641] East Troy Community School District - DOWN

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 02, 2026, 06:29 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 02, 2026, 06:29 PM UTC
Duration
—
Affected: East Troy Community School District
Timeline · 1 update
  1. resolved Oct 02, 2026, 06:29 PM UTC

    Hello, The WiscNet NOC has lost access to our device for East Troy Community School District at 10/1/2026 at 3:46PM. Please verify power to your site and the network equipment. If you are not aware of any internal work occurring and believe this is a network event, please contact GLS Tech Support for 24x7/outages/incidents at 866-558-1920. The TEACH ID for this circuit is 3188. If you have any additional questions, please contact WiscNet NOC at [email protected]__ or by phone at 608-442-6761. Thank you,

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Critical October 2, 2026

[2298796] Milwaukee TC - 1784 - Down

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 02, 2026, 10:08 AM UTC
Resolved
Oct 02, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC
Duration
1h 14m
Affected: Milwaukee Area Technical College
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Oct 02, 2026, 10:08 AM UTC

    The WiscNet NOC has lost access to our device for **Milwaukee Area Technical College** at **10/2 4:55am**. Please verify power to your site and the network equipment. If you are not aware of any internal work occurring and believe this is a network event, please contact the WiscNet NOC at \(608\) 442-6761, option 1. If you have any additional questions, please contact WiscNet NOC.

  2. identified Oct 02, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC

    Hello, We are seeing service restore as of 5:20am. Thank you,

  3. resolved Oct 02, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

  4. postmortem Oct 02, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC

    Date & Time of Incident: 10/2 4:55am Duration: 25 minutes Technician\(s\): Johnathon Laun Review Date: 10/2 Brief Summary: We observed alarms come in indicating this device was down Root Cause: We believe there was maintenance occurring on site

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Critical October 2, 2026

[2298750] WiscNet - Northern Lights - Down

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 02, 2026, 07:02 AM UTC
Resolved
Oct 02, 2026, 07:40 AM UTC
Duration
38m
Affected: University of Minnesota
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. identified Oct 02, 2026, 07:02 AM UTC

    Hello, Starting at 1:11am we observed alarms coming in for the **University of Minnesota Northern Lights** going down. Please verify power and equipment at your site. If you are not aware of any internal work occurring pleas reach out to the WiscNet NOC at **\(608\) 442-6761, option1 **. Thank you,

  2. identified Oct 02, 2026, 07:38 AM UTC

    Hello, We are seeing alarms for this clear as of 2:12am. Thank you,

  3. resolved Oct 02, 2026, 07:40 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

  4. postmortem Oct 02, 2026, 07:41 AM UTC

    Date & Time of Incident: 10/2 1:11am Duration: 61 Minutes Technician\(s\): Johnathon Laun Review Date: 10/2 Brief Summary: We observed traffic alarms indicating the site was down Root Cause: Unsure, seems to maybe be related to Merit Peering maintenance due to the timing of other alarms #2296156 \(WiscNet TKT, 1795411 Merit Ticket\)

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Critical October 2, 2026

[2298743] WiscNet - Iowa State - Down

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 02, 2026, 06:51 AM UTC
Resolved
Oct 02, 2026, 07:42 AM UTC
Duration
50m
Affected: Iowa State University
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Oct 02, 2026, 06:51 AM UTC

    The WiscNet NOC has observed alarms for what we believe is the transit share to the **Iowa State University** with our Circuit ID of **401220**. Please verify power to your site and the network equipment. If you are not aware of any internal work occurring and believe this is a network event, please contact the WiscNet NOC with any information you are able to provide and we will keep looking into this. If you have any additional questions, please contact WiscNet NOC at **\(608\) 442-6761, option 1**.

  2. identified Oct 02, 2026, 07:40 AM UTC

    Hello, We are seeing alarms for this clear as of 2:30am. Thank you,

  3. resolved Oct 02, 2026, 07:42 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

  4. postmortem Oct 02, 2026, 07:42 AM UTC

    Date & Time of Incident: 10/2 1:11am Duration: 61 Minutes Technician\(s\): Johnathon Laun Review Date: 10/2 Brief Summary: We observed traffic alarms indicating the site was down Root Cause: Unsure, seems to maybe be related to Merit Peering maintenance due to the timing of other alarms #2296156 \(WiscNet TKT, 1795411 Merit Ticket\)

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Critical October 1, 2026

[2298067] UW-Whitewater - UW Whitewater Innovation Center connection - DOWN

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 01, 2026, 04:48 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 01, 2026, 04:48 PM UTC
Duration
—
Timeline · 1 update
  1. resolved Oct 01, 2026, 04:48 PM UTC

    Hello, The WiscNet NOC has lost access to our device for UW Whitewater Innovation Center at 9/30/2026 around 8:25PM. Please let us know if there are any known network or power events impacting this service. We will continue to monitor and will send another update when alarms have cleared. If you have any additional questions, please contact WiscNet NOC at [email protected]__ or by phone at 608-442-6761. Thank you, Hello, I saw this connection restore around 8:50PM. Thank you,

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Notice October 1, 2026

[2298462] Waupaca School District - 400992 - low traffic

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 01, 2026, 03:01 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 02, 2026, 03:57 PM UTC
Duration
1d
Affected: Waupaca School District
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified Oct 01, 2026, 03:01 PM UTC

    Hello, The WiscNet NOC has lost access to our device for **Waupaca School District** at 10/1 9:37 AM CST. Please verify power to your site and the network equipment. If you are not aware of any internal work occurring and believe this is a network event, please contact GLS Tech Support for 24x7/outages/incidents at 866-558-1920. The TEACH ID for this circuit is **1755**. If you have any additional questions, please contact WiscNet NOC at [email protected]__ or by phone at 608-442-6761. Thank you,

  2. resolved Oct 02, 2026, 03:57 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

  3. postmortem Oct 02, 2026, 04:01 PM UTC

    Date & Time of Incident: 10/2 9:37 AM Duration: 0 Technician\(s\): Fue Khang Review Date: 10/3 Brief Summary: Alarms came in on 10/2 at 9:37 AM. Initially investigated as an outage. Still observed keep alive traffic. Observed this circuit to be a backup circuit. Adjusted thresholds and alarms cleared. Root Cause: Low traffic levels, non issue.

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