Re: Company threatens to cut Northern Marianas cable

[Scott Weeks]

-- s...@donelan.com wrote: 
From: Sean Donelan 

In 2015, the only submarine cable connecting the Northern 
Marianas Islands, a U.S. Territory, was damaged by a 
boulder.  It cut off all telecommunications to the U.S. 
Territory for several weeks. To obtain a second cable for 
the islands, the CNMI government signed an agreement to 
subsidize a second fiber optic cable.





Note that's the second cable; for redundancy.

http://www.pireport.org/articles/2016/11/03/saipans-sugar-dock-beaches-be-closed-during-undersea-cable-installation

"Last year, the severance of IT’s fiber optic cable—the 
CNMI’s lone undersea cable—effectively disconnected the 
islands from the rest of the world as Internet and phone 
lines went down and put commerce at a standstill."

"Docomo Pacific, owned by NTT Docomo Inc. of Japan, 
decided to place its own fiber optic cable along the main 
islands of Saipan, Rota and Tinian."

“Should there be a natural phenomenon, we don’t want to 
have all our eggs in the same basket. Having that 
separation would minimize that risk. We were also looking 
to create as much separation to existing cables as 
possible,”


That they didn't have much satellite backup is surprising 
to say the least.  Especially with O3B and others soon
coming up. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O3b_%28satellite%29

"The O3b constellation began offering service in March 
2014"

scott










--- s...@donelan.com wrote:
From: Sean Donelan 

In 2015, the only submarine cable connecting the Northern Marianas 
Islands, a U.S. Territory, was damaged by a boulder.  It cut off all 
telecommunications to the U.S. Territory for several weeks. To obtain a 
second cable for the islands, the CNMI government signed an agreement to 
subsidize a second fiber optic cable.

Apparently there is now a dispute about the subsidy.


https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/356123/company-threatens-to-cut-northern-marianas-cable

A telecommunications company in the Northern Marianas is threatening to 
cut the fibre optic cable that connects Tinian and Rota to Saipan if the 
government fails to provide $US1.3 million it promised to pay for the 
service.

Under a memorandum of agreement signed with the CNMI government in 2016, 
Docomo Pacific agreed to include Tinian and Rota in connecting their fibre 
optic cable 'ATISA' at a fee of $US650,000 per island.

Earlier this week, the House of Representative included the $US1.3 million 
commitment to the telco in the $US15 million appropriations bill that also 
gave $US7 million to the CNMI Judiciary to fix its mould and 
air-conditioning problems.

The legislation still needs to be passed by the senate and supported by 
the governor.

Company threatens to cut Northern Marianas cable

[Sean Donelan]

In 2015, the only submarine cable connecting the Northern Marianas 
Islands, a U.S. Territory, was damaged by a boulder.  It cut off all 
telecommunications to the U.S. Territory for several weeks. To obtain a 
second cable for the islands, the CNMI government signed an agreement to 
subsidize a second fiber optic cable.


Apparently there is now a dispute about the subsidy.


https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/356123/company-threatens-to-cut-northern-marianas-cable

A telecommunications company in the Northern Marianas is threatening to 
cut the fibre optic cable that connects Tinian and Rota to Saipan if the 
government fails to provide $US1.3 million it promised to pay for the 
service.


Under a memorandum of agreement signed with the CNMI government in 2016, 
Docomo Pacific agreed to include Tinian and Rota in connecting their fibre 
optic cable 'ATISA' at a fee of $US650,000 per island.


Earlier this week, the House of Representative included the $US1.3 million 
commitment to the telco in the $US15 million appropriations bill that also 
gave $US7 million to the CNMI Judiciary to fix its mould and 
air-conditioning problems.


The legislation still needs to be passed by the senate and supported by 
the governor.

Announcement - Joint CENTR-Tech / DNS-OARC Workshop, Amsterdam, NL, 13th/14th October 2018

[Jacques Latour]

Hi all!

The 29th DNS-OARC Workshop will be a joint workshop combined with
CENTR-Tech and will take place at the Hotel Okura, Amsterdam,
Netherlands, on October 13th and 14th 2018.

Workshop Milestones:

- 01 May 2018 - Workshop Announcement
- 01 Jun 2018 - Submissions and Registrations open via Indico
- 13 Jul 2018 - Deadline for submission
- 17 Aug 2018 - Contribution list published
- 14 Sep 2018 - Full agenda published
- 06 Oct 2018 - Deadline for slideset submission
- 13 Oct 2018 - Workshop

Jacques , on behalf of the joint Programme Committee

OARC depends on sponsorship to fund its workshops and associated social
events.  Please contact  if your organization is
interested in becoming a sponsor.

Re: "Weird" Traffic about 10 hours ago

[Aaron C. de Bruyn via NANOG]

My extremely un-scientific reply:

I make a lot of connections from Washington State to Virginia every day.

Around 5 PM PDT yesterday, I got booted and had trouble re-connecting for
about 10 minutes.  I figured it was just me, but then a handful of sites
wouldn't load for me while others had no trouble.  I started to do some
traceroutes and they all succeeded, then I noticed my connections to
Virginia were restored.

I don't think it lasted for more than 10 minutes whatever it was.

-A

On Tue, May 1, 2018 at 6:31 AM Mike Hammett  wrote:

> This is going to be extremely scientific. 
>
> Did anyone else see "weird" stuff going on about 10 hours ago, about 6 PM
> Central on April 30th? I'm based in the Chicago area and have a large
> client on the east coast. I saw about a 25% drop in traffic for a half hour
> to an hour.
> Another Midwestern ISP also saw about 25% drops on two different upstream
> connections.
> A friend of mine runs an ISP in Virginia. He reported a dip in traffic
> (though didn't report how much of a drop), but also pings and IPSEC\L2TP
> worked, but couldn't SSH or do other activities.
> That friend reported another ISP in Virginia had problems at that same
> time.
> An ISP in Cyprus reported issues at that time. I'm looking to firm up what
> kind of issues and verify the time.
>
>
> Yet other ISPs report no problems at all. Smooth ramps on traffic graphs
> as one would expect at the beginning of prime time.
>
>
> I thought maybe "something" happened in Ashburn (fiber cut, DWDM card
> failure, etc.) as my client has a wave from the east coast to me in
> Chicago, but then the Midwestern ISP shouldn't have any dependency on
> Ashburn, given Chicago and Dallas.
> Then there's the guy in Cyprus, which shouldn't have any bearing on
> anything that happens over here in the States.
>
> I thought maybe it was an epic failure at one of the CDNs or other content
> networks, but then that wouldn't impact SSH or other management activities.
>
>
> Anyone else have any other data to help figure out what caused this?
>
>
>
>
> -
> Mike Hammett
> Intelligent Computing Solutions
> http://www.ics-il.com
>
> Midwest-IX
> http://www.midwest-ix.com
>

"Weird" Traffic about 10 hours ago

[Mike Hammett]

This is going to be extremely scientific.  

Did anyone else see "weird" stuff going on about 10 hours ago, about 6 PM 
Central on April 30th? I'm based in the Chicago area and have a large client on 
the east coast. I saw about a 25% drop in traffic for a half hour to an hour. 
Another Midwestern ISP also saw about 25% drops on two different upstream 
connections. 
A friend of mine runs an ISP in Virginia. He reported a dip in traffic (though 
didn't report how much of a drop), but also pings and IPSEC\L2TP worked, but 
couldn't SSH or do other activities. 
That friend reported another ISP in Virginia had problems at that same time. 
An ISP in Cyprus reported issues at that time. I'm looking to firm up what kind 
of issues and verify the time. 


Yet other ISPs report no problems at all. Smooth ramps on traffic graphs as one 
would expect at the beginning of prime time. 


I thought maybe "something" happened in Ashburn (fiber cut, DWDM card failure, 
etc.) as my client has a wave from the east coast to me in Chicago, but then 
the Midwestern ISP shouldn't have any dependency on Ashburn, given Chicago and 
Dallas. 
Then there's the guy in Cyprus, which shouldn't have any bearing on anything 
that happens over here in the States. 

I thought maybe it was an epic failure at one of the CDNs or other content 
networks, but then that wouldn't impact SSH or other management activities. 


Anyone else have any other data to help figure out what caused this? 




- 
Mike Hammett 
Intelligent Computing Solutions 
http://www.ics-il.com 

Midwest-IX 
http://www.midwest-ix.com 

RE: Remote power cycle recommendations

[Edwin Pers]

MFI was abandoned by ubnt some time ago. I've got a few of their environmental 
monitoring devices from that line in place and wouldn't really recommend any of 
it. The controller software is flakey, finicky, and hasn't been updated in 
years.

-Ed

-Original Message-
From: NANOG  On Behalf Of Michel 'ic' Luczak
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2018 3:19 PM
To: Andy Ringsmuth 
Cc: North American Network Operators' Group 
Subject: Re: Remote power cycle recommendations

If rack-mount is not a hard requirement, I would definitely look into 
Ubiquiti’s mPower range. You will find anything from a single socket (WiFi 
only) to a 6 socket PDU (WiFi and Ethernet, probably 8 sockets for US but I’m 
in Europe) with central management system (free) and detailed consumption 
graphs and costs if you provide the kWh cost.

I’m running many of those with the controller/management software installed 
remotely in a central location and have several alerts and automation scripts 
setup when consumption goes beyond a certain level (meaning the equipment has 
crashed).

https://www.ubnt.com/mfi/mpower/

Regards, Michel

> On 27 Apr 2018, at 17:46, Andy Ringsmuth  wrote:
> 
> I’m sure many here are familiar with or using/have used devices to remotely 
> power cycle equipment. I’m considering a Dataprobe iBoot-G2 and am curious if 
> you’ve had experience with it, or other recommendations.
> 
> I only need one outlet to be remotely power cycle-able. I have one piece of 
> equipment that is occasionally a little flaky and, well, you know the hassle.
> 
> What do people recommend? There seem to be plenty out there which are more 
> designed to auto-reboot when Internet connectivity is lost, aka remotely 
> reboot the ‘ol cable modem for instance, but that’s not my scenario.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> 
> Andy Ringsmuth
> a...@newslink.com
> News Link – Manager Technology, Travel & Facilities
> 2201 Winthrop Rd., Lincoln, NE 68502-4158
> (402) 475-6397(402) 304-0083 cellular
> 

RIPE 76: Call for Late Submissions and Lightning Talks

[Benno Overeinder]

Dear colleagues,

Summary: The RIPE PC invites late submissions (30 min) and Lightning
Talks (10 min) for RIPE 76 Plenary.

Similar to RIPE 74, and distinct from other previous RIPE Meetings, the
RIPE Programme Committee decided to keep one plenary slot open for a
so-called "late submission". This plenary slot gives the community the
opportunity to submit presentations that report on recent developments,
issues, security incidents, etc., that are relevant to the RIPE audience.

Also please consider submitting a Lightning Talk for the Monday plenary.
During the meeting week, we will accept Lightning Talk submissions for
Tuesday and Friday.

Please submit your plenary "late submission" or Lightning Talk via the
PC submission system:
https://ripe76.ripe.net/submission-form/

The deadline for the late submission is *Monday, 7 May*.

Kind regards,

Benno Overeinder
RIPE PC Chair
https://ripe76.ripe.net/programme/ripe-pc/

-- 
Benno J. Overeinder
NLnet Labs
https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/