French Polynesia Connectivity Disruption Lasted Nearly 10 Days
French Polynesia experienced a significant, prolonged disruption to its internet connectivity beginning July 21, with a primary impact on the network control plane. The event lasted for approximately 9.9 days, concluding around 00:30 UTC on July 31.Technical DetailsThe disruption registered a severity score of 17,301.…
French Polynesia experienced a significant, prolonged disruption to its internet connectivity beginning July 21, with a primary impact on the network control plane. The event lasted for approximately 9.9 days, concluding around 00:30 UTC on July 31.
Technical Details
The disruption registered a severity score of 17,301. The primary affected signal was the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) median, which measures the control plane visibility and routing stability of network prefixes. The BGP signal remained at a constant, reduced level of 325 visible prefixes throughout the event, indicating a sustained withdrawal of routing information.
Other measurement signals showed varying degrees of impact. The gtr-norm signal, a normalized measure of traffic volume, recorded a 70% drop from its peak. The merit-nt signal, a proxy for aggregate connectivity based on backscatter, fell to zero. The core ping-slash24 signal, which measures active ICMP reachability across IPv4 address blocks, showed a more modest 3% decline.
The cause has not been publicly attributed.
Connectivity was reported restored by the end of the observation period.
