[11018] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: DC fiber cut: field report
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dave O'Shea)
Fri Jul 18 14:03:58 1997
From: "Dave O'Shea" <doshea@mail.wiltel.net>
To: "Stephen Balbach" <stephen@clark.net>, <nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 12:23:56 -0500
> As we left it struck me that this cut was not if, but when. And more cuts
> like it. There was no protection for the cable, no markers of the cable
> location.
One of the interesting things about the startup of Wiltel was pulling fiber
through decommisioned gas pipelines; not only do you get a 1/4" steel
backhoe fade margin, but you get scary yellow signs that say "DANGER: HIGH
PRESSURE NATURAL GAS LINE"; cut a piece of innerduct and your boss yells at
you. Bust a gas pipeline and they can bury what's left of the offender in a
thimble - if they can find it.
