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Measurement Lab submitted a six-page report (http://xrl.us/bnq8pj) on its analysis...

Measurement Lab submitted a six-page report (http://xrl.us/bnq8pj) on its analysis of the broadband measurement data affected by “anomalies” on its servers in March. M-Lab was able to identify the root cause and restore the affected servers within eight days of…

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discovery, and put active monitors in place within one more week to prevent a recurrence of the problem, the measurement group said. M-Lab also drafted a “verifiable, scientifically sound disclaimer” to “enlighten” researchers using the data, it said in an ex parte filing (http://xrl.us/bnq8p6) on the September meeting of the FCC’s broadband measurement group (CD Sept 20 p2). More than 40 percent of the collected data on the affected servers were impacted, the disclaimer reads. “This is deemed to be a statistically significant portion of the total data” and researchers should “proceed with caution” if attempting to use that data, it said.