Not one, not two, but three undersea cables cut in Jersey
On November 30, 2016, a ship accidentally broke three undersea cables serving the island of Jersey in the English Channel, causing disruption for telecom operators like JT Global. Fortunately, Cloudflare's Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) routing protocol ensured that traffic from London to Jersey was rerouted through Paris as a backup path. This incident highlights the importance of having fallback systems in place when dealing with unpredictable events affecting critical infrastructure like undersea cables.
Company
Cloudflare
Date published
Nov. 30, 2016
Author(s)
Martin J Levy
Word count
240
Hacker News points
None found.
Language
English