Abilene Weekly Report  02/27/2006 through 03/05/2006
Abilene NOC at Indiana University

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	PEERING NETWORKS:		DATE CONNECTED

	CONNECTORS:			DATE CONNECTED

	PARTICIPANTS:			DATE CONNECTED

	SPONSORED PARTICIPANTS:		DATE CONNECTED		SPONSOR

	SEGP's: 			DATE CONNECTED		SPONSOR	


UPGRADES				DATE OF UPGRADE:	
	CUDI from LOSA 			DATE OF UPGRADE: 2/28/2006


ADDITIONS TO THE ABILENE NETWORK


	SERVICES

	OTHER

UNSCHEDULED OUTAGES - SHORT DESCRIPTION

UNSCHEDULED OUTAGES - LONG DESCRIPTION

SUBJECT:        Abilene Backbone Circuit DNVR <-> SNVA Outage
SCOPE:          Backbone Circuit DNVR <-> SNVA
CORE NODE:      DNVR, SNVA
STATUS:         Available
START TIME:     Thursday, March 2, 2006 11:45 AM (1145) UTC
END TIME:       Thursday, March 2, 2006 11:46 AM (1146) UTC
DESCRIPTION:    During the above time frame, The backbone circuit
                between DNVR and SNVA experienced a brief loss of
                connectivity.  Qwest Engineers have been contacted
                and are investigating the reason for the outage.
RESOLUTION:     Pending
AFFECTED:       None, traffic rerouted
TICKET NO.:     8107:2

SCHEDULED OUTAGES - SHORT DESCRIPTION

SCHEDULED OUTAGES - LONG DESCRIPTION

***Please Note Maintenance Has Been Cancelled***
SUBJECT:        Abilene Backbone Circuit HSTN <-> ATLA Maintenance
SCOPE:          Backbone Circuit HSTN <-> ATLA
CORE NODE:      ATLA, HSTN
START TIME:     Wednesday, March 1, 2006, 5:00 AM (0500) UTC
END TIME:       Thursday, March 2, 2006, 11:00 AM (1100) UTC
DESCRIPTION:    During the above time, Qwest will be relocating
                fiber. The circuit is expected to be briefly
                unavailable.
AFFECTED:       None, as traffic will re-route
TICKET NO.:     8040:2

SUBJECT:        Abilene Core Node DNVR Maintenance
SCOPE:          Core Node DNVR, and its Connectors, Peers, and
                Participants
CORE NODE:      DNVR
START TIME:     Saturday  March, 4, 2006, 2:21 AM (0221) UTC
END TIME:       Saturday  March, 4, 2006, 2:22 AM (0222) UTC
DESCRIPTION:    During the above time frame, Abilene engineers
                will be performing software maintenance on the
                DNVR Core Node router. A 5 minute outage is
                expected, however the entire window has been
                reserved.
AFFECTED:       CORE NODE: DNVR and all its Connectors
                           and Participants
TICKET NO.:     8079:2

SUBJECT:        Abilene Core Node HSTN Maintenance
SCOPE:          Core Node HSTN, and its Connectors, Peers, and
                Participants
CORE NODE:      HSTN
START TIME:     Saturday  March, 4, 2006, 2:16 AM (0216) UTC
END TIME:       Saturday  March, 4, 2006, 2:17 AM (0217) UTC
DESCRIPTION:    During the above time frame, Abilene engineers
                will be performing software maintenance on the
                HSTN Core Node router. A 5 minute outage is
                expected, however the entire window has been
                reserved.
AFFECTED:       CORE NODE: HSTN and all its Connectors
                           and Participants
TICKET NO.:     8080:2

SUBJECT:        Abilene Core Node LOSA Maintenance
SCOPE:          Core Node LOSA, and its Connectors, Peers, and
                Participants
CORE NODE:      LOSA
START TIME:     Saturday  March, 4, 2006, 2:11 AM (0211) UTC
END TIME:       Saturday  March, 4, 2006, 2:12 AM (0212) UTC
DESCRIPTION:    During the above time frame, Abilene engineers
                will be performing software maintenance on the
                LOSA Core Node router. A 5 minute outage is
                expected, however the entire window has been
                reserved.
AFFECTED:       CORE NODE: LOSA and all its Connectors
                           and Participants
TICKET NO.:     8081:2

SUBJECT:        Abilene Core Node SNVA Maintenance
SCOPE:          Core Node SNVA, and its Connectors, Peers, and
                Participants
CORE NODE:      SNVA
START TIME:     Saturday  March, 4, 2006, 2:02 AM (0202) UTC
END TIME:       Saturday  March, 4, 2006, 2:03 AM (0203) UTC
DESCRIPTION:    During the above time frame, Abilene engineers
                will be performing software maintenance on the
                SNVA Core Node router. A 5 minute outage is
                expected, however the entire window has been
                reserved.
AFFECTED:       CORE NODE: SNVA and all its Connectors
                           and Participants
TICKET NO.:     8082:2

SUBJECT:        Abilene Core Node STTL Maintenance
SCOPE:          Core Node STTL, and its Connectors, Peers, and
                Participants
CORE NODE:      STTL
START TIME:     Saturday  March, 4, 2006, 2:01 AM (0201) UTC
END TIME:       Saturday  March, 4, 2006, 2:02 AM (0202) UTC
DESCRIPTION:    During the above time frame, Abilene engineers
                will be performing software maintenance on the
                STTL Core Node router. A 5 minute outage is
                expected, however the entire window has been
                reserved.
AFFECTED:       CORE NODE: STTL and all its Connectors
                           and Participants
TICKET NO.:     8083:2

SUBJECT:        Abilene Backbone Circuit DNVR <-> SNVA Emergency
                Maintenance
SCOPE:          Backbone Circuit DNVR <-> SNVA
CORE NODE:      DNVR, SNVA
START TIME:     Friday, March 3, 2006, 8:30 AM (0830) UTC
END TIME:       Friday, March 3, 2006, 8:31 PM (0831) UTC
DESCRIPTION:    During the above maintenance window, Qwest
                will be replacing power supply cards in
                Denver, Colorado. An outage of up to3 hrs.
                is expected, however the whole maintenance
                window is reserved. Qwest reported some
                issues with the hardware during the
                maintenance and have opened a ticket with
                the vendor to investigate.
AFFECTED:       None, as traffic will re-route
TICKET NO.:     8109:2

DOWNTIME TOTALS

Abilene Core Nodes
ATLA T640			00 min
ATLA-M5				00 min
CHIN T640			00 min
DNVR T640			01 min
HSTN T640			01 min
IPLS T640			00 min
KSCY T640			00 min
LOSA T640			01 min
NYCM T640			00 min
SNVA T640			01 min
STTL T640			01 min
WASH T640			00 min

Abilene Backbone Circuits
ATLA-IPLS OC-192		00 min
ATLA-HSTN OC-192		00 min
ATLA-WASH OC-192		00 min
CHIN-IPLS OC-192		00 min
CHIN-NYCM OC-192		00 min
DNVR-KSCY OC-192		00 min
DNVR-SNVA OC-192		01 min
DNVR-STTL OC-192		00 min
HSTN-KSCY OC-192		00 min
HSTN-LOSA OC-192		00 min
IPLS-KSCY OC-192		00 min
LOSA-SNVA OC-192		00 min
NYCM-WASH OC-192		00 min
SNVA-STTL OC-192		00 min

ATLA    99.99122%
CHIN    99.99962%
DNVR    100.00000%
HSTN    100.00000%
IPLS    99.99752%
KSCY    100.00000%
LOSA    99.99847%
NYCM    100.00000%
SNVA    99.99886%
STTL    99.99981%
WASH    99.99638%

Overall Abilene Availability: 99.99815%

OPEN TICKETS

CLOSED TICKETS

UPCOMING EVENTS

SUBJECT:        Abilene Circuit IPLS <-> KSCY Maintenance Circuit IPLS <-> KSCY Maintenance
SCOPE:          Backbone Circuit IPLS <-> KSCY
CORE NODE:      IPLS, KSCY
START TIME:     Wednesday, March 8, 2006,  5:00 AM (0500) UTC
END TIME:       Thursday,  March 9, 2006, 11:00 AM (1100) UTC
DESCRIPTION:    During the above maintenance window, Qwest
                will be relocating the fiber between St. Louis,
                MO. and Breese, IL. An outage of
                2-3 minutes is expected, however the whole
                maintenance window will be reserved.
AFFECTED:       None, as traffic will re-route
TICKET NO.:     8001:2

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