Colleagues,

Work to be Performed and Why:

Network Engineering and Operations staff will replace core networking hardware for this maintenance. These devices are approaching the end of their service life and are due to be upgraded. Staff will remove cabling and hardware, install new hardware, and then replace cabling. During the maintenance window all services, wired and wireless and VoIP will be unavailable and/or intermittent between 10:00PM - 6:00AM

Date and Time:

Sunday March 23, 10:00PM – Monday March 24, 6:00AM

Tuesday March 25, 10:00PM – Wednesday March 26, 6:00AM

Affected Areas:

AACC, ABE, AERO, AQUA, ASB, BBCH, BBPB, BCC, BIDC, BIND, BRK, CHAF, CREC, DLR, DMNT, FORS, FWLR, HARF, HGR5, HGR6, HLAB, HNLY, HOCK, IMI, KPNR, KPTC, KRCH, LSA, LSPS, LSR, MANN, MJIS, MRGN, NACC, NISW, NWCP, PGH, PGMD, PTC, PVAB, PWB, PWC, PWD, ROSS, SBCH, SBPB, SCHW, SIML, SMLY, SMTH, SOCC, SOIL, TERM, TERY, TPB, TREC, TURF, VTCH, WEST, ZL1, ZL2, ZL3, ZL4, ZL5, ZL8, ZL9

Downtime Expected:

Up to 480 minutes between 10:00PM and 6:00AM

Communication Plan:

Notify building deputies, Risque email alert distribution list, affected groups prior to work and then notify IOC prior to work start and after work is complete. IOC can be contacted post maintenance with issues.

Scope of Work:

Staff will remove fiber cabling and network hardware within TEL and LAMB and replace it with new hardware and re-cable.

RFC: 629913

Maintenance Activity: 52660 52665

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Note: This email is being sent to emails listed on the Risque email alert list for a building above and/or is a contact from a previous maintenance.

Reece Montgomery

Network Engineer

Purdue University – Purdue IT

Phone:   (765) 496 9011

Email:   montgo59@purdue.edu