Siryak
join:2005-11-26 | reply to dodgetech2
Re: Not that bad
Yah when Wildblue's Fiber backbone to their Laredo NOC got cut it took them 2 days to fix the dang thing.
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Wildblue Pro Pack / Beam 40 / Laredo NOC / Windows MCE SP2 |
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Maxeh
Woot?
Premium
join:2002-12-23
Chicago, IL
clubs: | fiber isn't an easy thing to fix, it all depends on how it was cut, and how much was damaged.
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srobmw
join:2005-10-01
New Windsor, NY
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| Actually, fiber is relatively easy to fix.
5 Hours to restore a cut fiber is outstanding.
A 216 fiber cable can be placed and respliced in several hours.
A 3600 pair paper insulated copper cable would've probably taken a couple weeks. |
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dynodb
Premium,VIP
join:2004-04-21
Minneapolis, MN
| said by srobmw  :Actually, fiber is relatively easy to fix. 5 Hours to restore a cut fiber is outstanding. A 216 fiber cable can be placed and respliced in several hours. A 3600 pair paper insulated copper cable would've probably taken a couple weeks. It doesn't take nearly that long for a cable cut- I've routinely seen 1200 pr cable cuts fixed in a day. A 3600 pr cut might take a couple of days, not weeks. |
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srobmw
join:2005-10-01
New Windsor, NY
·Verizon Online DSL
| If you don't care where the various dial tones wind up, yeah, you can have it fixed in a day. Paper cable has no color code, therefore, if it's cut you need to tone every pair from the central office as well as the many remote terminals they serve. One pair at a time.
It's not just a game of continuity, but, straight continuity.
Trust me. I do this stuff for a living. |
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dynodb
Premium,VIP
join:2004-04-21
Minneapolis, MN
| I could see it taking a lot longer with pulp cable- just don't see much of it anymore in our region. Of the many cuts I've had to deal with (not in the field though) I've never encountered one taking more than a couple days, including those involving thousands of pairs. |
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srobmw
join:2005-10-01
New Windsor, NY | You sound like the management of my company (which shall remain nameless). Lol.
Anyway, getting back to the original point, fiber is immensely easier to fix. |
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