Subject:

Ottawa Fiber Break

Category:

Outage

TicketID:

20260708-001

Start Time:

2026-07-08 10:29:23 EDT (2026-07-08 14:29:23 UTC)

End Time:

2026-07-08 17:54:23 EDT (2026-07-08 21:54:23 UTC)

Service has been restored.  Local team is not yet fully hands off.

No change to outage status.  Fiber team is still investigating. No ETR has been provided.

Fiber team has confirmed they are investigating an break. No ETR has been provided.

A fiber break has resulted in ongoing outage affecting connectivity between Ottawa-Toronto and Montreal toward Chicago Starlight. Backbone traffic was automatically rerouted, and the following services are experiencing an outage. CANARIE is working with fiber provider to restore.

MOXY – Starlight Link:

• TWAREN-AMST1-CHCG1 (VLAN 139)
• GEANT-AMST1-CHCG1 (VLAN 3068)

Ciena CENI Optical Services:

• CHCG1-OTWA4-CENI-200G-01 (195.8 THz, 1531.12 nm)
• CHCG1-OTWA4-CENI-200G-02 (195.7 THz, 1531.90 nm)
   

ORION Backup:

• TORO-OTWA-ORION-01

A fiber break has resulted in ongoing outage affecting connectivity between Ottawa-Toronto and Montreal toward Chicago Starlight. Backbone traffic was automatically rerouted, and the following services are experiencing an outage. CANARIE is working with fiber provider to restore.

MOXY – Starlight Link:

• TWAREN-AMST1-CHCG1 (VLAN 139)
• GEANT-AMST1-CHCG1 (VLAN 3068)

Ciena CENI Optical Services:

• CHCG1-OTWA4-CENI-200G-01 (195.8 THz, 1531.12 nm)
• CHCG1-OTWA4-CENI-200G-02 (195.7 THz, 1531.90 nm)
   

ORION Backup:

• CHCG1-OTWA4-CENI-200G-01 (195.8 THz, 1531.12 nm)
• CHCG1-OTWA4-CENI-200G-02 (195.7 THz, 1531.90 nm)