[166830] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: OT: Below grade fiber interconnect points
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Thomas)
Wed Nov 13 20:23:24 2013
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.1311131454580.10084@whammy.cluebyfour.org>
From: Thomas <gravestl@swbell.net>
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 18:53:28 -0600
To: "Justin M. Streiner" <streiner@cluebyfour.org>
Cc: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
Usually it would spliced outside at the manhole where the fiber meet to go i=
n the building. Depends on the way you want to connect them etc.
Thomas L Graves
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> On Nov 13, 2013, at 2:05 PM, "Justin M. Streiner" <streiner@cluebyfour.org=
> wrote:
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>> On Wed, 13 Nov 2013, Roy hockett wrote:
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>> Has anyone ever used a below grade vault for housing fiber cross connects=
?
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>> We have to move a fiber interconnect facility due to the current building=
being demolished. If you have I would be interested in talking to you. If=
there are more appropriate lists, I would appreciate any suggestions.
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> When you say "below grade vault", do you mean something that's only access=
ible through a manhole?
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> I haven't done this specifically, however if the vault does not have a con=
trolled environment, you could be dealing with massive headaches related to d=
ust/dirt contamination, moisture penetration, etc. I work in a large-campus=
.edu environment, so I'm some of the headaches you're probably trying to av=
oid. Also, be aware that access to the vault could be an issue. There are O=
SHA regs related to what sort of training and safety equipment someone who w=
ill be working in an underground vault must have.
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> I'm assuming that the fiber will be cross-connected to a new location prio=
r to the building being demolished.
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> Not knowing your outside plant or circumstances, would it be feasible to f=
usion-splice a new tail onto the fiber that was going to the building that's=
being demolished, or (ideally) pulling a new piece of fiber to the new buil=
ding, so you don't have to deal with potentially dodgy splices?
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> jms
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