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Title: Does the Internet Route Around Damage?

Link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/21/2028...

Longtime Slashdot reader Zarhan writes: On Sunday and Monday, two undersea
cables in Baltic sea were cut. There is talk of a hybrid operation by Russia
against Europe, and a Chinese ship has been detained by Danish Navy. However,
the interesting part is did the cuts really have any effect, or does the
internet actually route around damage? RIPE Atlas tests seem to indicate so.
RIPE Atlas probes did not observe any noticeable increase of packet loss and
only a minimal and perfectly expected increase of latency as traffic
automatically switched itself to other available paths. While 20-30% of paths
experienced latency increases, the effects were modest and no packet loss was
detected. That said, questions remain about the consequences of further cable
disruptions. "We are blind on what would happen if another link would be
severed, or worse, if many are severed," reports RIPE Labs.

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