[14133] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: The Year of the Backhoe Continues...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Lesher)
Mon Dec 1 12:41:39 1997
From: David Lesher <wb8foz@nrk.com>
To: randy@psg.com (Randy Bush)
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 12:17:36 -0500 (EST)
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <m0xcZ4E-0007zWC@rip.psg.com> from "Randy Bush" at Dec 1, 97 08:51:00 am
Reply-To: David Lesher <wb8foz@nrk.com>
Randy Bush sez:
>
> do people really think that the relative fiber cut rate is any higher than
> in the past? there's a bit more fiber, hence the term 'relative'. but i
> suspect that the predominant factor is that new victims have a better means
> of broadcasting their displeasure.
The real issue is the "gigabit/width of right of way" ratio of
200 strands of monomode is exponentially larger than it was with
lead-wrapped, paper pulp, copper.
Thus each hit hurts a LOT more folks...
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