Albania Experiences Brief BGP Disruption, Connectivity Restored

Albania experienced a brief disruption to its internet routing infrastructure on Wednesday morning, lasting approximately 45 minutes. The event, which affected the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control plane, began at 09:20 UTC and concluded by 10:05 UTC.

Technical Details

The disruption registered a severity score of 53. The primary affected signal was BGP, which measures the visibility of network prefixes in the global routing tables. During the event, the BGP signal recorded a 4% drop from its peak value, indicating a reduction in advertised routes. Other network telemetry signals, including active probing for IPv4 reachability and traffic volume forecasts, showed minor fluctuations but no significant concurrent outages.

The cause has not been publicly attributed.

Connectivity was reported restored by 10:05 UTC.