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Dear Valued Customer,
We want to let you know about some scheduled network maintenance on Monday 11th November 2024 from 10:00 to 12:00 GMT +2. While the work is being done, you may see a temporary interruption in service.
Here is the scope of work and Service affected:
Work to be Completed:
MetroFibre technicians are rehabilitating fibre in the area below to relieve congestion and aid network stability and security.
Roll Back Plan:
All circuits not restored shall be tested from the affected units.
Services Affected:
Client services in Bellair, Durban South.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and want to reassure you that this maintenance is being done to ensure the quality and reliability of your service.
Change Reference CHG-000003581 Change Grade Critical Change Urgency Standard Scheduled Start Date and Time 2024/11/11, 21:00 Scheduled End Date and Time 2024/11/12, 04:00 Area/s Affected Wynberg, Plumstead North Network Type Affected Vuma Core Change Description Teraco Rondebosch CT1 and Eden Park
Change Summary Move downlinks from rondebosch-xs1 to the new cpt-area39-ar1, Move downlinks on rondebosch-ar1 to cpt-area39-ar1
Reason for change To remove ter-rondebosch3-ar1 from the network
The following sites will be affected: plumstead-south tamboerskloof Change Impact No Connectivity
Change Reference CHG-000003950 Change Grade Major Change Urgency Standard Scheduled Start Date and Time 2024/11/12, 08:30 Scheduled End Date and Time 2024/11/14, 17:00 Area/s Affected Alexandra Ward 75 Network Type Affected Vuma Reach; Vuma Key Change Description Client migrates from existing OLT to the new OLT. Doing away with the 2-way splitter at the pop panel to lower the losses to be able to create capacity for client on poles. Change Impact No Connectivity
Dear Valued Customer,
We want to let you know about some scheduled network maintenance from Wednesday 13th November 2024 at 22:00 to Thursday 14th November 2024 at 12:00 GMT +2. While the work is being done, you may see a temporary interruption in service.
Here is the scope of work and Service affected:
Work to be Completed:
MetroFibre technicians are rehabilitating fibre in the area below to relieve congestion and aid network stability and security.
Roll Back Plan:
All circuits not restored shall be tested from the affected units.
Services Affected:
Client services in Shakaskraal, Durban North.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and want to reassure you that this maintenance is being done to ensure the quality and reliability of your service.
Change Reference CHG-000004195 Change Grade Critical Change Urgency Emergency Scheduled Start Date and Time 2024/11/16, 09:00 Scheduled End Date and Time 2024/11/16, 16:00 Area/s Affected Madadeni Zone 1 Network Type Affected Vuma Core; Vuma Reach Change Description Please take note of a Liquid Planned Change scheduled at Dundee and Newcastle( NLD7) on the 16th November 2024 from 07:00 to 14:00(GMT: +02:00). We need to repair damaged route. New fibre installed in Newcastle. Cut over from old to new fibre. IMPACT: Services will be down for maximum duration of 5Hrs . Affected Services: 027NEWC292000477507 027NEWC292000648090 027NEWC292013923639 Reason for Change: To repair damaged route. New fibre installed in Newcastle. Cut over from old to new fibre. Change Impact No Connectivity
Rehabilitation of fibres at hand hole GH000797, route G02P01 Cables 3-4 and G50P53 Cables 2-5 to relieve congestion.
The Upstream teams need to cut the Upstream route cables G02P01 Cables 3-4 and G50P53 Cables 2-5 at hand hole GH000797 into a bigger joint to improve network stability and efficiency when building new circuits in the future. The current joint is very congested and any work inside the hand hole may affect the circuits mentioned below negatively.Due to the condition of the joint and amount of fibres affected, with the scope of work that needs to be implemented the team requires an extended time to complete the change.
Change Reference CHG-000004130 Change Grade Major Change Urgency Standard Scheduled Start Date and Time 2024/11/19, 04:00 Scheduled End Date and Time 2024/11/19, 06:00 Area/s Affected Hillbrow VHR Network Type Affected Vuma Core Change Description Site/Clients Impacted: JHB CBD2 - 10.254.1.98 Johannesburg CDB - 10.254.1.83 Kempton Park - 10.254.1.76 Krugersdorp - 10.254.1.82 Kyalami - 10.254.1.61; Details: This will be an OLT software upgrade of the above mentioned sites. OLT's will reboot during the change. Change Impact No Connectivity
Change Reference CHG-000004135 Change Grade Major Change Urgency Standard Scheduled Start Date and Time 2024/11/19, 04:00 Scheduled End Date and Time 2024/11/19, 06:00 Area/s Affected Leopards Rest, Leisure Gardens Network Type Affected Vuma Core Change Description Site/Clients Impacted Alberton - 10.254.1.72 Alrode - 10.254.1.78 Details: This will be an OLT software upgrade of the above mentioned sites. OLT's will reboot during the change. Change Impact No Connectivity
Upgrade of Eden Park POP to 3-Phase Power to mitigate risk of overheating and power consumption issues and improve network stability
Change Reference CHG-000004019 Change Grade Major Change Urgency Standard Scheduled Start Date and Time 2024/11/20, 22:00 Scheduled End Date and Time 2024/11/21, 06:00 Area/s Affected Hatton-Farningham (Pinetown) Network Type Affected Vuma Core Change Description Swop out old 10G DAC for 10G multimode for better network performance. Slight downtime on affected switches. The team will be swopping out the old 10G copper DA cables for 10G multimode, one link at a time in the pop and VX will do pre-checks before and after swop out. Change Impact Intermittent connectivity
Change Reference CHG-000004133 Change Grade Major Change Urgency Standard Scheduled Start Date and Time 2024/11/21, 04:00 Scheduled End Date and Time 2024/11/21, 06:00 Area/s Affected Maroela, Waterberg Fields Network Type Affected Vuma Core Change Description Please note that we will be upgrading OLTs for the below sites on the listed dates Details Fourways Crossing - 10.254.1.50 Germiston - 10.254.1.67 Hetzner Samrand - 10.254.1.73 Summary: This will be an OLT software upgrade of the above mentioned sites. OLT's will reboot during the change. Change Impact No Connectivity
Change Reference CHG-000004021 Change Grade Major Change Urgency Standard Scheduled Start Date and Time 2024/11/21, 22:00 Scheduled End Date and Time 2024/11/22, 06:00 Area/s Affected Moseley (Pinetown) Network Type Affected Vuma Core Change Description Swop out old 10G DAC for 10G multimode for better network performance. Slight downtime on affected switches. The team will be swopping out the old 10G copper DA cables for 10G multimode, one link at a time in the pop and VX will do pre-checks before and after swop out. Change Impact Intermittent connectivity
Change Reference CHG-000004259 Change Grade Critical Change Urgency Standard Scheduled Start Date and Time 2024/11/25, 09:00 Scheduled End Date and Time 2024/11/29, 13:45 Area/s Affected Alexandra Ward 75 Network Type Affected Vuma Reach; Vuma Key Change Description Migrating clients from old OLT to new OLT, removing 2 way splitter to reduce losses in the field. Clients on each port should not be affected for more than 20 minutes of intervals. Change Impact Intermittent connectivity
Dear Valued Customer,
We want to let you know about some scheduled network maintenance from Monday, 02nd December 2024 at 23:00 to Tuesday, 03rd December 2024 at 04:00 GMT +2. While the work is being done, you may see a temporary interruption in service of no more than 30 minutes.
Here is the scope of work and Service affected:
Work to be Completed:
MetroFibre engineers will upgrade all Nokia OLT firmware to the 6.8.01 version to improve network stability and efficiency.
Roll Back Plan:
Revert to the previous firmware version.
Services Affected:
Client services in Pretoria North, Gezina, and Wonderboom South.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and want to reassure you that this maintenance is being done to ensure the quality and reliability of your service.
Change Reference CHG-000004019 Change Grade Major Change Urgency Standard Scheduled Start Date and Time 2024/12/04, 22:00 Scheduled End Date and Time 2024/12/05, 06:00 Area/s Affected Hatton-Farningham (Pinetown) Network Type Affected Vuma Core Change Description Swop out old 10G DAC for 10G multimode for better network performance. Slight downtime on affected switches. The team will be swopping out the old 10G copper DA cables for 10G multimode, one link at a time in the pop and VX will do pre-checks before and after swop out. Change Impact Intermittent connectivity
Change Reference CHG-000004021 Change Grade Major Change Urgency Standard Scheduled Start Date and Time 2024/12/05, 22:00 Scheduled End Date and Time 2024/12/06, 06:00 Area/s Affected Moseley (Pinetown) Network Type Affected Vuma Core Change Description Swop out old 10G DAC for 10G multimode for better network performance. Slight downtime on affected switches. The team will be swopping out the old 10G copper DA cables for 10G multimode, one link at a time in the pop and VX will do pre-checks before and after swop out. Change Impact Intermittent connectivity