[134146] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Muni Fiber Last Mile - a contrary opinion
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael DeMan)
Mon Dec 27 00:23:07 2010
From: Michael DeMan <nanog@deman.com>
In-Reply-To: <20101227040720.GA18820@hiwaay.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2010 21:21:58 -0800
To: Chris Adams <cmadams@hiwaay.net>
Cc: NANOG Operators Group <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On Dec 26, 2010, at 8:07 PM, Chris Adams wrote:
> The AT&T (formerly BellSouth) cabinets around here mostly have natural
> gas generators included, so they almost never go out. The cable
> companies, on the other hand, might have enough battery to last =
through
> a brownout.
Interesting - out of curiosity, how big are these cabinets/pedestals? =
Or would you by chance know details on the natgas power system they are =
using?
Natgas is not ideal in a full-on disaster scenario like an earthquake, =
but probably could add another '9' onto service levels? I have never =
heard of or seen such a thing, but it is a really good idea.
- Michael DeMan=
