[Comtec Announce] Maintenance window 12th February 2013 - Update 1

[David Croft]

Please be aware that this maintenance window is about to begin.

Regards,

David Croft

On Thursday, 31 January 2013, David Croft wrote:

> Please be advised of the following maintenance window scheduled on our
> network and those of other UK ISPs:
>
> Date: Tuesday, 12th February 2013
> Start time: 23:00 UTC
> End time: 06:00 UTC
>
> Purpose
>
> As part of the expansion of the LONAP Internet Exchange, of which we
> are member, some renumbering work is required.
>
> Impact
>
> Due to our redundant network connectivity and peering arrangements, we
> are expecting no significant operational impact from this work.
> However, routing to certain destinations may be suboptimal during this
> window. The observed consequences of this may be slightly increased
> latency or packet loss.
>
> We will be performing our changes at the beginning of this maintenance
> window, however there is a seven hour window for other ISPs to
> complete their work. While we are hopeful that all members complete
> their renumbering in a timely manner, there remains the possibility
> that some members will take longer to complete, so please be warned of
> possible suboptimal routing beginning on 12/2.
>
> Please note that is not specific to Sargasso Networks and will affect
> all UK and international ISPs that connect to LONAP. We will be
> monitoring the migration carefully, but it will be largely out of our
> hands, in the control only of those ISPs who are late to renumber.
> Nevertheless, we will ensure that our critical peering partners
> including our IP Voice services are not adversely affected.
>
> Regards,
>
> David Croft
>
> --
> David Croft
> Lead Network Engineer
>
> Comtec Enterprises Ltd
> Comtec House
> 46a Albert Road North
> Reigate Industrial Estate
> Reigate
> Surrey RH2 9EL
>
> Tel: 0845 899 1400
> Fax: 0845 899 1401
> www.comtec.com
>
> For urgent operational issues please always contact noc at comtec.com
> or 0845 899 1423 and not any named individual.
>


-- 
David Croft
Lead Network Engineer

Comtec Enterprises Ltd
Comtec House
46a Albert Road North
Reigate Industrial Estate
Reigate
Surrey RH2 9EL

Tel: 0845 899 1400
Fax: 0845 899 1401
www.comtec.com

For urgent operational issues please always contact noc at comtec.com or
0845 899 1423 and not any named individual.
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