Northwestern University incident

Intercampus Connectivity - Reduced Capacity

Resolved after 6 hours 39 minutes, affecting Intercampus Connectivity (Network Connectivity), on October 16, 2026.

investigating Oct 16, 2026, 08:00 PM UTC

Northwestern Information Technology is working with the vendor to restore full capacity for intercampus connectivity. There is no impact to service. The next update will be provided by 17:00 CDT.

Started
Oct 16, 2026, 02:28 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 16, 2026, 09:08 PM UTC
Duration
6h 39m
Detected by Pingoru
Oct 16, 2026, 02:28 PM UTC

Affected components

Intercampus Connectivity (Network Connectivity)

Update timeline

  1. investigating Oct 16, 2026, 02:28 PM UTC

    Northwestern Information Technology is currently operating with reduced capacity between our two campuses. Substantial capacity remains available, and there is no service impact. The next update will be provided by 15:00 CDT, 10/16/2026.

  2. investigating Oct 16, 2026, 08:00 PM UTC

    Northwestern Information Technology is working with the vendor to restore full capacity for intercampus connectivity. There is no impact to service. The next update will be provided by 17:00 CDT.

  3. resolved Oct 16, 2026, 09:08 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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