Root cause analysis / Investigation

chatgpt.com

Reference RCA-93605DCFA59F7D1B

OpenAI Chat website

Measurement point: Stealth NYC, 32 Avenue of the Americas.

Published investigation. Updates run automatically.

01 / Network path

Network path.

Endpoint measurements / ICMP IPv4

Latency over time.

Successful endpoint RTT recordings from up to one hour before and after the event. Points are sampled from the retained history.

Enter time range

Times use the selected timezone; choices include recorded samples and intervals across the available chart.

Use the recordings table below to view latency values.

Successful RTT recording Event interval

30 Oct 2026 13:30 – 30 Oct 2026 19:54 UTC. Hover or tap to inspect; drag across the chart to zoom. On touchscreens, first choose Select time range. Escape or Reset zoom restores the full range. Missing recordings are gaps; this is not an application availability or packet-loss chart.

Select a recording to explore nearby path observations.

View recorded values
Successful ICMP IPv4 RTT recordings; displayed points are a sample of the retained records.
Recorded at (UTC)RTT
1.141 ms
1.629 ms
1.201 ms
1.908 ms
3.948 ms
1.172 ms
1.195 ms
1.705 ms
1.149 ms
1.686 ms
1.218 ms
1.619 ms
1.169 ms
1.595 ms
1.146 ms
1.210 ms
1.155 ms
1.224 ms
1.643 ms
1.578 ms
1.173 ms
1.610 ms
1.646 ms
1.207 ms
1.569 ms
12.555 ms
1.189 ms
1.403 ms
1.184 ms
1.175 ms
1.399 ms
12.445 ms
1.403 ms
1.418 ms
1.375 ms
1.230 ms
1.223 ms
1.414 ms
1.387 ms
1.375 ms
1.391 ms
2.102 ms
1.396 ms
1.159 ms
1.409 ms
1.160 ms
1.207 ms
1.423 ms
1.429 ms
1.159 ms
1.207 ms
1.180 ms
1.186 ms
1.389 ms
1.208 ms
1.237 ms
1.158 ms
1.405 ms
1.156 ms
1.142 ms
1.351 ms
1.392 ms
1.428 ms
1.402 ms
5.329 ms
1.532 ms
9.653 ms
1.420 ms
1.398 ms
1.398 ms
1.185 ms
1.391 ms
1.180 ms
1.397 ms
1.332 ms
1.182 ms
1.189 ms
7.117 ms
19.770 ms
1.402 ms
1.139 ms
1.407 ms
1.156 ms
1.163 ms
1.194 ms
1.201 ms
1.390 ms
1.191 ms
1.394 ms
1.378 ms
1.171 ms
1.410 ms
1.348 ms
1.144 ms
1.374 ms
1.197 ms
1.223 ms
1.204 ms
1.151 ms
1.360 ms
1.417 ms
1.476 ms
4.286 ms
1.182 ms
1.170 ms
1.195 ms
3.965 ms
1.150 ms
1.175 ms
1.350 ms
1.417 ms
1.193 ms
1.197 ms
1.441 ms
1.166 ms
1.427 ms
1.374 ms
1.179 ms
1.179 ms
1.440 ms
1.671 ms
1.188 ms
1.354 ms
1.205 ms
1.206 ms
1.227 ms
1.159 ms
1.408 ms
5.721 ms
1.508 ms
1.453 ms
1.212 ms
1.485 ms
1.361 ms
1.159 ms
2.494 ms
1.359 ms
1.170 ms
1.215 ms
3.936 ms
1.247 ms
1.455 ms
4.108 ms
1.339 ms
1.158 ms
1.654 ms
1.231 ms
18.532 ms
1.223 ms
1.182 ms
1.430 ms
1.362 ms
1.277 ms
1.915 ms
1.874 ms
1.395 ms
1.159 ms
1.185 ms
1.187 ms
1.404 ms
1.182 ms
6.219 ms
14.862 ms
1.328 ms
1.189 ms
19.252 ms
1.345 ms
1.345 ms
1.393 ms
1.235 ms
1.406 ms
1.176 ms
1.207 ms
1.403 ms
1.391 ms
1.199 ms
1.195 ms
1.162 ms
1.404 ms
1.158 ms
1.141 ms
1.159 ms
1.185 ms
12.941 ms
1.211 ms
1.462 ms
1.385 ms
1.503 ms
15.139 ms
1.471 ms
16.218 ms
1.399 ms
1.234 ms
1.748 ms
9.253 ms
1.403 ms
1.363 ms
1.181 ms
1.413 ms
1.369 ms
1.406 ms
1.157 ms
13.206 ms
1.360 ms
1.252 ms
1.167 ms
1.237 ms
12.156 ms
1.481 ms
1.171 ms
1.150 ms
1.172 ms
1.383 ms
1.388 ms
1.406 ms
11.047 ms
1.439 ms
1.124 ms
2.287 ms
1.393 ms
1.425 ms
1.175 ms
1.359 ms
1.401 ms
1.435 ms
1.207 ms
1.178 ms
1.479 ms
1.416 ms
20.831 ms
18.901 ms
1.247 ms
1.263 ms
1.373 ms
1.152 ms
1.414 ms
1.173 ms
1.168 ms
1.370 ms
2.803 ms
1.144 ms
18.398 ms
19.622 ms
11.349 ms
11.107 ms
20.406 ms
15.593 ms
1.382 ms
1.393 ms
1.172 ms
1.182 ms
1.423 ms
1.185 ms
3.810 ms
1.369 ms
7.886 ms
1.457 ms
1.421 ms
2.361 ms
1.175 ms
1.377 ms
1.432 ms
1.524 ms
1.218 ms
1.192 ms
1.717 ms
1.402 ms
1.473 ms
1.266 ms
1.435 ms
1.215 ms
1.195 ms
1.431 ms
1.405 ms
1.363 ms
1.409 ms
1.235 ms
1.396 ms
1.181 ms
1.221 ms
1.382 ms
1.215 ms
1.417 ms
1.171 ms
1.402 ms
1.223 ms
1.362 ms
1.370 ms
1.196 ms
1.465 ms
1.409 ms
1.942 ms
1.431 ms
1.359 ms
1.165 ms
1.396 ms
1.198 ms
1.401 ms
1.180 ms
1.432 ms
1.399 ms
1.474 ms
1.169 ms
1.194 ms
1.186 ms
1.165 ms
1.392 ms
1.187 ms
1.221 ms
1.381 ms
1.224 ms
4.699 ms
1.395 ms
1.373 ms
1.353 ms
1.401 ms
1.292 ms
1.258 ms
1.196 ms
1.425 ms
1.272 ms
1.234 ms
1.377 ms
1.404 ms
1.535 ms
1.404 ms
1.227 ms
1.369 ms
1.256 ms
1.205 ms
1.381 ms
1.372 ms
1.189 ms
1.391 ms
1.487 ms
1.173 ms
1.359 ms
1.167 ms
1.178 ms
1.396 ms
1.206 ms
1.236 ms
1.191 ms
2.041 ms
1.421 ms
1.369 ms
1.189 ms
1.405 ms
1.411 ms
1.379 ms
1.162 ms
1.200 ms
1.222 ms
1.370 ms
1.196 ms
1.207 ms
1.412 ms
1.386 ms
1.404 ms
Network path / recorded observations

Network path observations.

17 observations

Choose a measurement type to see the closest of the available sampled observations to the selected chart point. Each probe is separate and may follow a different path.

Before

ICMP traceroute · Recorded address 2

Recorded trace · destination not reached by this trace


to UTC

  1. TTL 1 Probe hop0.151 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  2. TTL 2 Probe hop0.181 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
Before

TCP traceroute / 443 · Recorded address 1

Recorded trace · destination replied


to UTC

  1. TTL 1 Probe hop0.155 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  2. TTL 2 Probe hop0.356 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  3. TTL 3 Probe hopNo replyNo comparable RTT ASN unavailable
  4. TTL 4 Probe hopNo replyNo comparable RTT ASN unavailable
  5. TTL 5 Probe hop2.227 msReply RTT AS13335 · Cloudflare
  6. TTL 6 Destination1.393 msReply RTT AS13335 · Cloudflare
Before

ICMP traceroute · Recorded address 2

Recorded trace · destination not reached by this trace


to UTC

  1. TTL 1 Probe hop0.114 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  2. TTL 2 Probe hop0.203 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
Before

TCP traceroute / 443 · Recorded address 2

Recorded trace · destination replied


to UTC

  1. TTL 1 Probe hop0.219 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  2. TTL 2 Probe hop0.176 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  3. TTL 3 Probe hopNo replyNo comparable RTT ASN unavailable
  4. TTL 4 Probe hop11.528 msReply RTT AS13335 · Cloudflare
  5. TTL 5 Probe hop13.273 msReply RTT AS13335 · Cloudflare
  6. TTL 6 Probe hopNo replyNo comparable RTT ASN unavailable
  7. TTL 7 Destination1.582 msReply RTT AS13335 · Cloudflare
Before

TCP traceroute / 443 · Recorded address 2

Recorded trace · destination replied


to UTC

  1. TTL 1 Probe hop0.241 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  2. TTL 2 Probe hop0.210 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  3. TTL 3 Probe hop1.029 msReply RTT AS13335 · Cloudflare
  4. TTL 4 Probe hopNo replyNo comparable RTT ASN unavailable
  5. TTL 5 Probe hop2.280 msReply RTT AS13335 · Cloudflare
  6. TTL 6 Destination1.446 msReply RTT AS13335 · Cloudflare
During

ICMP traceroute · Recorded address 2

Recorded trace · destination not reached by this trace


to UTC

  1. TTL 1 Probe hop0.143 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  2. TTL 2 Probe hop0.184 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
During

TCP traceroute / 443 · Recorded address 1

Recorded trace · destination replied


to UTC

  1. TTL 1 Probe hop0.203 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  2. TTL 2 Probe hop0.180 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  3. TTL 3 Probe hopNo replyNo comparable RTT ASN unavailable
  4. TTL 4 Probe hopNo replyNo comparable RTT ASN unavailable
  5. TTL 5 Probe hop9.212 msReply RTT AS13335 · Cloudflare
  6. TTL 6 Probe hopNo replyNo comparable RTT ASN unavailable
  7. TTL 7 Destination1.847 msReply RTT AS13335 · Cloudflare
During

ICMP traceroute · Recorded address 1

Recorded trace · destination not reached by this trace


to UTC

  1. TTL 1 Probe hop0.117 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  2. TTL 2 Probe hop0.197 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  3. TTL 3 Probe hop10.233 msReply RTT AS13335 · Cloudflare
During

TCP traceroute / 443 · Recorded address 1

Recorded trace · destination replied


to UTC

  1. TTL 1 Probe hop0.148 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  2. TTL 2 Probe hop0.186 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  3. TTL 3 Probe hopNo replyNo comparable RTT ASN unavailable
  4. TTL 4 Probe hopNo replyNo comparable RTT ASN unavailable
  5. TTL 5 Probe hop9.040 msReply RTT AS13335 · Cloudflare
  6. TTL 6 Destination1.393 msReply RTT AS13335 · Cloudflare
During

ICMP traceroute · Recorded address 1

Recorded trace · destination not reached by this trace


to UTC

  1. TTL 1 Probe hop0.492 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  2. TTL 2 Probe hop0.179 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
During

TCP traceroute / 443 · Recorded address 1

Recorded trace · destination replied


to UTC

  1. TTL 1 Probe hop0.145 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  2. TTL 2 Probe hop0.213 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  3. TTL 3 Probe hopNo replyNo comparable RTT ASN unavailable
  4. TTL 4 Probe hopNo replyNo comparable RTT ASN unavailable
  5. TTL 5 Probe hop1.862 msReply RTT AS13335 · Cloudflare
  6. TTL 6 Destination0.895 msReply RTT AS13335 · Cloudflare
After

ICMP traceroute · Recorded address 1

Recorded trace · destination not reached by this trace


to UTC

  1. TTL 1 Probe hop0.137 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  2. TTL 2 Probe hop0.184 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  3. TTL 3 Probe hop0.960 msReply RTT AS13335 · Cloudflare
After

TCP traceroute / 443 · Recorded address 2

Recorded trace · destination replied


to UTC

  1. TTL 1 Probe hop0.170 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  2. TTL 2 Probe hop0.206 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  3. TTL 3 Probe hopNo replyNo comparable RTT ASN unavailable
  4. TTL 4 Probe hopNo replyNo comparable RTT ASN unavailable
  5. TTL 5 Probe hop2.072 msReply RTT AS13335 · Cloudflare
  6. TTL 6 Probe hopNo replyNo comparable RTT ASN unavailable
  7. TTL 7 Destination1.984 msReply RTT AS13335 · Cloudflare
After

ICMP traceroute · Recorded address 2

Recorded trace · destination not reached by this trace


to UTC

  1. TTL 1 Probe hop0.141 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  2. TTL 2 Probe hop0.178 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  3. TTL 3 Probe hop9.586 msReply RTT AS13335 · Cloudflare
After

TCP traceroute / 443 · Recorded address 1

Recorded trace · destination replied


to UTC

  1. TTL 1 Probe hop0.149 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  2. TTL 2 Probe hop0.210 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  3. TTL 3 Probe hop16.137 msReply RTT AS13335 · Cloudflare
  4. TTL 4 Probe hopNo replyNo comparable RTT ASN unavailable
  5. TTL 5 Probe hop1.877 msReply RTT AS13335 · Cloudflare
  6. TTL 6 Destination1.497 msReply RTT AS13335 · Cloudflare
After

ICMP traceroute · Recorded address 2

Recorded trace · destination not reached by this trace


to UTC

  1. TTL 1 Probe hop0.131 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  2. TTL 2 Probe hop0.182 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  3. TTL 3 Probe hop1.282 msReply RTT ASN unavailable
After

TCP traceroute / 443 · Recorded address 1

Recorded trace · destination replied


to UTC

  1. TTL 1 Probe hop0.158 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  2. TTL 2 Probe hop0.189 msReply RTT AS8002 · Stealth
  3. TTL 3 Probe hop1.730 msReply RTT ASN unavailable
  4. TTL 4 Probe hopNo replyNo comparable RTT ASN unavailable
  5. TTL 5 Probe hop2.244 msReply RTT AS13335 · Cloudflare
  6. TTL 6 Probe hopNo replyNo comparable RTT ASN unavailable
  7. TTL 7 Destination2.309 msReply RTT AS13335 · Cloudflare

RTT is the round trip to each responding hop, not the delay of the preceding link. TTL order may omit routers and does not prove direct links. A missing reply is not proof of packet loss. ASN labels are dated address associations; they do not establish the forwarding path or the operator at the event time. Up to three recorded traces per method and period are selected across the archive. Where no individual trace is available, a comparison may summarize a window; MTR observations aggregate multiple probes. Address aliases are independent across measurement types.

Same method / same recorded address

Compare the traces.

Compare one selected trace from before the event with one during it. Values are individual replies, not a statistical comparison.

ICMP traceroute · Recorded address 2

Before: UTC · During: UTC

Same destination address and probe method. A matching TTL does not establish the same forwarding path.
TTLBefore RTTDuring RTTResponding address
10.114 msAS8002 · Stealth0.143 msAS8002 · StealthSame responder
20.203 msAS8002 · Stealth0.184 msAS8002 · StealthSame responder
TCP traceroute / 443 · Recorded address 1

Before: UTC · During: UTC

Same destination address and probe method. A matching TTL does not establish the same forwarding path.
TTLBefore RTTDuring RTTResponding address
10.155 msAS8002 · Stealth0.203 msAS8002 · StealthSame responder
20.356 msAS8002 · Stealth0.180 msAS8002 · StealthSame responder
3No replyNo replyNot established
4No replyNo replyNot established
52.227 msAS13335 · Cloudflare9.212 msAS13335 · CloudflareSame responder
61.393 msAS13335 · CloudflareNo replyNot established
7Not recorded1.847 msAS13335 · CloudflareNot established

RTTs include the return path. Different responders, missing replies and independent probe flows limit what a change can localize. MTR snapshots remain separate in the replay.

Event timeline.

Possible SLA event. Times shown are UTC.

Event opened
UTC
Last event observation
UTC
Recovery observed
UTC

Recorded recovery describes this event, not current reachability.

02 / Assessment

Assessment.

Investigation stateRecovered
Path assessment

Elevated latency observed.

Endpoint round-trip time was elevated during part of the event. The available path observations do not identify where the increase occurred.

What we observed

  • A sustained increase in measured round trip time was observed.
  • Stored traces were compared using matching source and destination addresses.

Recording counts describe collected measurements, not application availability or packet loss. Exact packet paths and the return path remain unverified.

Measurements at a glance.

Baseline RTT1.361 msUsual round trip before the event
Last recorded event RTT2.803 msLast successful event recording
Event p95 RTT15.226 ms95th percentile of successful recordings
Change from baseline+1.442 msLast event RTT compared with the baseline
Successful / expected recordings529 / 530Recorded endpoint samples during the event

RTT is round trip time; p95 describes the upper range of successful recordings. Endpoint measurements differ from individual trace replies and are not an uptime percentage.

Record sources and timestamps
Analysis updated
UTC
Public snapshot published
UTC
Public observation window
– UTC

Event and source timestamps are UTC. The latency chart uses its selected timezone. Page refresh times are separate from measurement timestamps.

03 / Method and limits

Method and limits.

How to interpret the sampled path and its limits

Corroborating the path.

Comparisons use matching destinations before and during the event. ICMP traces use echo probes. TCP/443 traces send SYN probes to port 443 only; they do not complete a TCP handshake or perform a TLS or HTTP exchange.

The Stealth gNMI interface verifies the active route-table choice and maps its primary next hop to the Stealth logical interface, configured attachment and, where applicable, the known LAG member set at each snapshot. Stable Stealth replies, together with mapped interface evidence showing no corresponding errors or sustained capacity pressure, reduce the likelihood of a Stealth forwarding issue. An 80% load warning warrants investigation; it does not prove congestion. Lower interval averages can conceal bursts or queue pressure. Optical readings assess the physical link, not congestion.

What remains unseen.

Probe reply handling can differ from packet forwarding. A slow intermediate reply that disappears at later hops does not locate a forwarding problem. A destination that does not respond to a trace is not thereby shown to be unavailable.

Stealth does not use ECMP in this monitored scope. The route snapshot does not identify which physical LAG member carried a particular independent probe, attest line-card forwarding at that packet instant, prove the exact application packet flow or observe the return path. RTT includes the return path, which may differ. No remote reverse traceroute is available. Tunnels and silent routers may hide parts of the path. Address registration alone does not establish the forwarding operator or responsibility.

References: ICMP reply handling / RFC 1812 · Round trip measurements / RFC 2681 · Full methodology