Subject:

Canarie Core Router Software Upgrade - Montreal

Category:

Closed

TicketID:

20260528-001

Start Time:

2026-06-04 21:00:00 EDT (2026-06-05 01:00:00 UTC)

End Time:

2026-06-04 21:40:00 EDT (2026-06-05 01:40:00 UTC)

The Montreal (1250 Rene Levesque) router upgrade has been completed and services have not been affected by the upgrade process. If you experience any issues related to this upgrade, please contact noc@canarie.ca.

We will be performing a network router software upgrade in Montreal (625 René-Lévesque Blvd). The core router software upgrade is expected to impact services. If the upgrade proceeds, services that may be affected include all Layer 2 VPN, Layer 3 VPN, and IP services (IS-IS links and BGP sessions) transiting through Montreal.

The following BGP peering services to AS6509 will be impacted:

• GigaPoP_QC_v4 [AS376] [205.189.32.205 (RnE), 199.212.24.87 (CDS)]
• GigaPoP_QC_v6 [AS376] [2001:410:101:63::2 (RnE), 2001:410:10a:29::2(CDS)]  
• GigaPoP_GCSN_v4 [AS2682]

The following L2 circuits will be impacted:

• 10029CS01-SSC-VNCV1-OTWA3-MTRL2-O_GCSN
• 10029CS02-SSC-VNCV1-OTWA3-MTRL2-I_GCSN
• 10029CS04-SSC-DFO_HLFX1
• 10029CS07-SSC-MTRL2-FRDN1-AAFC
• 10029CS08-SSC-VNCV1-VNCV1-OTWA1-MTRL2-AAFC
• 10029CS09-SSC-VNCV1-VNCV1-OTWA1-MTRL2-AAFC
• 10029CS10-SSC-AAFC_SASK1
• 10029CS11-SSC-HealthCanada_OTWA3
• 10029CS13-SSC-AAFC_MTRL2
• 10029CS14-SSC-AAFC_MTRL2
• 10029CS16-SSC-VNCV1-VNCV1-OTWA1-MTRL2-CFIA
• 10030CS08-NRC-MTRL2-FRDN1
• 10030CS09-NRC-MTRL2-FRDN1
• 10030CS10-NRC-MTRL2-FRDN1
• 10030CS11-NRC-MTRL2-FRDN1
• 10030CS12-NRC-MTRL2-FRDN1
• 10030CS20-NRC-P2SS-OTWA4-MTRL2
• 10030CS22-NRC-MTRL2-HLFX1
• 10030CS23-NRC-MTRL2-HLFX1
• 10030CS24-NRC-MTRL2-HLFX1
• 10030CS25-NRC-MTRL2-HLFX1
• 10030CS26-NRC-MTRL2-HLFX1
• 10030CS27-NRC-MTRL2-HLFX1
• 10030CS33-NRC-OTWA4-MTRL2 
• 10030CS41-NRC-MTRL2-CHTN1
• 10030CS42-NRC-MTRL2-CHTN1
• 10030CS43-NRC-MTRL2-CHTN1
• 10030CS44-NRC-MTRL2-CHTN1
• 10030CS45-NRC-MTRL2-STJS1
• 10030CS46-NRC-MTRL2-STJS1
• 10030CS47-NRC-MTRL2-STJS1
• 10030CS48-NRC-MTRL2-STJS1
• 10030CS69-NRC-VCTR2-MTRL2
• 10030CS70-NRC-VCTR2-MTRL2
• 10030CS71-NRC-VCTR2-MTRL2
• 10092CS01-GSN-CLGR2-MTRL2
• 10092CS02-GSN-MTRL2-FRDN1
• 10100CS01-StatCan-RDC
• 10100CS02-StatCan-RDC
• 10100CS04-RDC-MTRL2-FRDN1
• 10100CS06-RDC-OTWA4-MTRL2
• 10100CS17-RDC-MTRL2-MCTN1
• 10100CS20-RDC-MTRL2-STJS1
• 10100CS30-StatCan-RDC
• 10108CS01-ECONET-VCTR2-MTRL2
• 10108CS02-ECONET-MTRL2-HLFX1
• 10108CS03-EC-SASK1-MTRL2
• 10108CS04-EC-TORO1-MTRL2
• 10108CS05-ECONET-TORO1-MTRL2
• 10108CS06-ECONET-VNCV1-MTRL2
• 10108CS08-ECONET-WNPG1-MTRL2
• 10108CS09-EC-EDMN1-MTRL2
• 10310CS03-CANARIE-OTWA4-MTRL-Office_IT_VM

We will be performing a network router software upgrade in Montreal (625 René-Lévesque Blvd). The core router software upgrade is expected to impact services. If the upgrade proceeds, services that may be affected include all Layer 2 VPN, Layer 3 VPN, and IP services (IS-IS links and BGP sessions) transiting through Montreal.