Saudi Arabia experienced a significant Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control plane disruption beginning on September 1, 2026. The event lasted for approximately seven hours, with the most severe impact recorded between 17:10 and 00:30 UTC. The disruption registered a severity score of 11,107, primarily affecting the BGP signal.
Technical Details
The disruption was centered on the BGP control plane, which governs the exchange of routing information between networks. The BGP.median signal recorded a severity score of 11,107 during the event window. Other network telemetry signals, including active probing for IPv4 reachability and traffic volume forecasts, showed minimal deviation from their normal baselines, indicating the issue was largely confined to routing announcements.
The cause has not been publicly attributed.
Network conditions were reported as restored by the end of the observation period.
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