Re: OT: "Packet Switch...Database Mismatch" Caused Massive Air

Hahaha, classic. I saw that in the morning and said to myself "what
ever happened to redundancy". One would think a critical enviroment
like that will have backup links everywhere.

> "packet switch" indeed. Lol.

On Nov 19, 2009, at 4:46 PM, Scott M Vermillion <scott_at_it-ag.com> wrote:

> Most of this article will be of minimal interest to those outside of
> the US (and for that matter to many in the US):
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_bi_ge/us_flight_delays
>
> But I'd like to draw your attention to the final line:
>
> "The FAA said at that time the source of the computer software
> malfunction was a "packet switch" that "failed due to a database
> mismatch."
>
> I couldn't help but wonder if this was a case of the infamous VLAN
> database mismatch? More likely it's just a common case of inexact/
> inappropriate use of technical jargon by a spokesperson.
>
> I have no idea what the FAA's network looks like, but it's obviously a
> real PoS (Piece of Sh..). Anybody ever hear anything about this
> incident? Surely we've got at least one member who works in the FAA
> vertical...
>
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