OSS Sandpit – Hidden Single Points of Failure: Routes That Look Diverse but Aren’t
OSS Sandpit – Hidden Single Points of Failure: Routes That Look Diverse but Aren’t Ask any network planner whether their important sites are protected and the answer is usually yes: there are two routes, an “east” and a “west”, so if one is cut the other carries the traffic. On the map, the two lines […]
OSS Sandpit – Assurance Module: From Alarm to Customer Impact

Every NOC has lived this moment. The alarm list lights up, dozens of red rows appear at once, and the first question from the duty manager isn’t “what broke?” It’s “who’s affected, and how bad is it?” This article provides a walkthrough of the Assurance module of our Personal OSS Sandpit Project, which sets out […]