Congo experiences brief connectivity disruption
The Republic of the Congo experienced a brief but significant connectivity disruption on Tuesday, August 11. The event lasted approximately 21 minutes, beginning at 08:04 UTC and ending at 08:25 UTC. The disruption was most pronounced in a key network backscatter measurement, which serves as…
The Republic of the Congo experienced a brief but significant connectivity disruption on Tuesday, August 11. The event lasted approximately 21 minutes, beginning at 08:04 UTC and ending at 08:25 UTC. The disruption was most pronounced in a key network backscatter measurement, which serves as a proxy for aggregate internet connectivity.
Technical Details
The disruption registered a severity score of 2,100. The primary affected metric was the Merit Network Telescope (merit-nt) signal, which measures unsolicited backscatter traffic as an indicator of overall network reachability. This signal recorded a drop of 99% from its peak value during the event. Other core internet health indicators, including Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control-plane visibility and active ICMP reachability probing across IPv4 /24 prefixes, showed minimal to no deviation from normal baselines.
The cause has not been publicly attributed. No official statements from network operators or government authorities were immediately available.
Connectivity was reported restored by 08:25 UTC.
