[113472] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Fiber cut in SF area
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Justin M. Streiner)
Mon Apr 13 13:18:41 2009
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:13:56 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Justin M. Streiner" <streiner@cluebyfour.org>
To: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
In-Reply-To: <7db2dcf90904130932j1b2a9c36ye424b4eee6cd5be7@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, 13 Apr 2009, Dorn Hetzel wrote:
> I guess the next generation fiber networks will need to be installed with
> tunnel boring machines and just not surface anywhere except the endpoints
> :) After all, undersea cables get along just fine without convenient
> access along their length...
Boat anchors and earthquakes do a pretty effective job of cutting
submarine cables.
jms
