South Sudan experiences multi-day BGP control plane disruption
South Sudan experienced a significant disruption to its internet control plane beginning on July 12, lasting for approximately two and a half days. The event, which concluded on July 15, was characterized by a severe degradation in the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) signal, a key…
South Sudan experienced a significant disruption to its internet control plane beginning on July 12, lasting for approximately two and a half days. The event, which concluded on July 15, was characterized by a severe degradation in the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) signal, a key indicator of routing stability.
Technical Details
The disruption recorded a severity score of 6,273, with the primary impact observed on the BGP signal. This signal measures the visibility of network prefixes in the global routing control plane. The event began at 12:55 UTC on July 12 and persisted until 00:30 UTC on July 15. Other signals, including active probing for IPv4 reachability (ping-slash24) and backscatter traffic measurements (merit-nt), showed less pronounced deviations during the observation window.
Reported Cause
The cause has not been publicly attributed.
Connectivity was reported restored by the end of the observation period.
