Madagascar experienced a brief but notable disruption to its internet routing infrastructure on September 1. The event, which lasted approximately 15 minutes, was characterized by a significant fluctuation in the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control plane.
Technical Details
The disruption occurred between 21:25 and 21:40 UTC. The primary affected metric was the BGP signal, which measures the stability and visibility of routing announcements for the country’s IP address prefixes. The event recorded a severity score of 35. During the same observation window, other network health indicators, including active probing reachability and traffic volume forecasts, showed minimal deviation from normal baselines.
Reported Cause
The cause has not been publicly attributed.
Routing stability was reported restored following the brief event.
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