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| Level3 Re-gen site [Youtube, discovered by accident] »www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsGaIRnMovQ
Looking @ Level3's network map it follows I-40 and is the southern route along I-40 between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
I guess if you've ever accessed internet content (99.9% of us have I guess since they are Tier-1) between the tracert on the layer3 level between Denver and Los Angeles your internet 'bits' have been re-generated on that site in-between Las Vegas and Los Angeles (Vegas and LA both have full Level(3) gateway data-centers). |
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 pstewartPremium,VIP
join:2005-10-12
Peterborough, ON
kudos:1 | Yup.. pretty typical Level(3) remote site.  |
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I've come across regen sites like this in some of the most out the way places. There is a Level 3 site that runs between Chattanooga and Nashville that's probably 50-60 miles from the nearest interstate in the middle of no where. T |
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 Killa200Premium
join:2005-12-02
Southeast TN | said by battleop:I've come across regen sites like this in some of the most out the way places. There is a Level 3 site that runs between Chattanooga and Nashville that's probably 50-60 miles from the nearest interstate in the middle of no where. T
So close to visiting that, but so far away,  |
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 PaoloMr. Wireless
join:2004-05-29
Canada | thats nice and all, but what the hell is it for? whats a level 3 site? is that a company? |
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Killa200Premium
join:2005-12-02
Southeast TN | said by Paolo:thats nice and all, but what the hell is it for? whats a level 3 site? is that a company?
Yeah, level 3 is a transit company. Site is regenerating fiber signal for long haul traffic. |
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zencyl
join:2009-07-24
Huntsville, TX | reply to willzzz
haha I love the power outage notice. |
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 ilikemeI live in a van down by the river.Premium
join:2002-08-27
Denton, TX
kudos:1 | reply to willzzz
There are a few of those along I-45 between Houston and Dallas. |
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Must have been fun building that place, remote location, hot during the day, freeze nuts off at night.
But where is the power coming from, the video does not show any power lines, wonder if its buried? |
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 MizzatWill post for thumbsPremium
join:2003-05-03
Atlanta, GA
kudos:1 | reply to willzzz
There is a power pole in the last few frames of the video.
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 TomS_Git-r-donePremium,MVM
join:2002-07-19
Ireland
kudos:1 | reply to willzzz
In optical transmission networks regeneration is a very specific function, and is not performed all that often - so shouldnt be used as a blanket term as such. The most likely function of that site is amplification, done usually every 80-100 km, give or take (more or less depending on topology and other factors). Regeneration may be done every couple of thousand kilometres, and chances are that within that distance youre going to hit a terminal/node site anyway.
But without knowing what equipment is inside that building even the above is a guess.
Background: Each time you amplify a signal, noise is introduced. Regeneration sites are planned at points where the noise margin is expected to start becoming too small to guarantee your signals wont suffer any side effects. So at a regen site the signal is re-created afresh (among other things depending on the system in use) and amplified along the path until this needs to happen again.
Just FYI. |
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