<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Scheduled</span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Maintenance</span> Notification:</span><br style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">===============</span><br style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Level</span> <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">3</span> Software Upgrade</font><br style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<br style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Date/Time:</span><br style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">==========</span><br style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Thursday 11/21/2013 00:00 - 11/21/2013 06:00 AM MST</span><br style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Services Affected:</span><br style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">==================</span><div style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Independent</span> <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Level</span> <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">3</span> <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Connection</span></div>
<div style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">This should have minimal effects as this <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">connection is a backup connection</span></div>
<div style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Reason:<br>=======<br><span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Level</span> <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">3</span> Communications will implement scheduled <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">maintenance</span> to perform software upgrades as part of a large project on the <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Level</span> <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">3</span>Transport network, involving several GCRs over several nights. There is a potential that the same circuit will be impacted across multiple GCRs. This work is being done in order to provide fixes and features currently unavailable as well as to maintain current software loads on our network equipment. This software upgrade is service affecting for Ethernet services terminating to the devices undergoing this upgrade. <br>
</div><div style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Let the NOAA-Boulder NOC know if you have any questions regarding this<br>
planned <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">maintenance</span>, or you experience problems you think are related to this <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">maintenance</span>.</div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div>-- <br>Thanks,<br><br>Matt Smith<br>
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