  dmeyer
join:2002-08-14 Austin, TX | How do they do it?
It would be interesting to see the technical specs of this feat. I didn't think you could do a 11,000 mile fiber run without a repeater or two. How do they shield the cable from the huge pressure built up at immense huge depths under the ocean? |
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 PDXPLT
join:2003-12-04 Banks, OR
| Well, you could start by looking at this ITU-T document, G.971, "General features of optical fibre submarine cable systems" »www.itu.int/rec/dologin_pub.asp?···pe=items
Be forewarned, though: this was produced by the same UN Specialized Agency that most commentors on the website seen to think is currupt, incomponent, anti-American, and all-around worthless. Never mind that, as shown by this example, it has enabled global telecommunications .... |
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  MPScan Premium join:2001-08-24 Boston, MA | reply to dmeyer This shows, in simple terms, how the cable is designed.
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Subm···lain.svg |
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