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National Weather Service. NWS Partners Meeting. AWIPS SBN / NOAAPort Data Flow Interruptions. Presented by: Ronla Henry NWS – Office of Science and Technology. AWIPS SBN / NOAAPort Data Flow Interruptions Summary. Event #1 (Range Feb, 2012 – May, 2013)
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National Weather Service NWS Partners Meeting AWIPS SBN / NOAAPortData Flow Interruptions Presented by: Ronla Henry NWS – Office of Science and Technology
AWIPS SBN / NOAAPortData Flow Interruptions Summary • Event #1 (Range Feb, 2012 – May, 2013) • Problem: Duplicate/Missing ETNs/0000 in header • Root Cause: Combination software discrepancies and/or human error • Resolution: Software discrepancies corrected in over the past year • Event #2 (May 21, 2013) • Problem: Failure of communication between WFO and NCF • Root Cause: Interruption within OPSnet/Verizon core network. • Resolution: Outage is attributed to a Natural Disaster
AWIPS SBN / NOAAPortData Flow Interruptions Summary • Event #3 (July 9-10, 2013) • Problem: Data flow interruption took place while trouble shooting extensive latency problem on the SBN/NOAAPORT NMC Channel • Root Cause: Product queues to small to handle products receipt. • Resolution: Outbound communications data flow configuration moved from 50 pps (products per second) out to 200 pps
AWIPS SBN / NOAAPortData Flow Interruptions Summary • Event #4 (July 23-25, 2013) • Problem: Data flow interruption took place while transitioning the AWIPS/NCF from primary facility to backup facility • Root Cause: Procedural and/or software issues within NCF • Resolution: Raytheon Standard Operating Procedures will be modified to mitigate the threat of queues filling up resulting in the loss of data.
AWIPS SBN / NOAAPortSummary • Root Causes/Resolutions: • Human Error • Software Discrepancies • Procedures/policies • Configuration adjustments • Short-term • Continue to analyze, review, and revise procedures, policies, and configuration settings • Long-term • Investigate the implementation of an audit trail(s) for all Warnings sent by WFO’s