3 Oct
2002
3 Oct
'02
3:54 p.m.
The details can be found here: http://www.matrixnetsystems.com/ea/advisories/20021003_instant_alert.jsp
more measurement sans insight or analysis. sadly a popular sport, though neither operations or research.
It's more informative than http://www.noc.uu.net/: "Backbone: WorldCom is currently experiencing an interruption of service in various hubs in the U.S. We are working to restore service as quickly as possible." It has said that all day.
what *caused* the outage?
I suggest that WorldCom/UUnet customers should ask WorldCom/UUnet for more details. And those of us affected indirectly would like to know if there's an expected time-to-repair. Kevin