Update #2: REMINDER: This testing should not have any impact on PDA. However, all other distribution at NSOF will be impacted. Some products originating outside of ESPC (pass through data) will be lost.

Update #1: This testing should not have any impact on PDA. However, all other distribution at NSOF will be impacted. Some products originating outside of ESPC (pass through data) will be lost. The text has been corrected below.

Topic: ESPC/CIP Network Testing

Date/Time Issued: May 13, 2019 1720Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: All CIP Products

Date/Time of Initial Impact: May 14, 2019 1331Z

Date/Time of Expected End: May 14, 2019 1400Z

Length of Event: 15 to 30 minutes

Details/Specifics of Change: M-BOSPO will begin a M-bM-^@M-^XNetwork TestM-bM-^@M-^Y at 1331Z using the Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) at Wallops Island, VA. During this test, the M-bM-^@M-^XFront Door referring to the communicationsM-bM-^@M-^Y of the NOAA Satellite Operations Facility (NSOF) will be closed to the external users. This testing should not have any impact on PDA. However, all other distribution from the Legacy systems within NSOF (e.g. geodistX, gp5) will be impacted. Additionally, the PON connection from NCWCP to NSOF may be interrupted. The test should last between fifteen (15) to thirty (30) minutes. This test will only introduce a M-bM-^@M-^XData LatencyM-bM-^@M-^Y, but once the test is over, data distribution from NSOF will resume

Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov and 301-817-3880

Web Site(s) for applicable information: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/cip.html

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