[166839] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: OT: Below grade fiber interconnect points
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Joe McLeod)
Thu Nov 14 15:16:59 2013
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From: Joe McLeod <jmcleod@musfiber.net>
To: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:28:11 +0000
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Your only other real option would be to deploy a "road-side" cabinet which =
has environmental controls...
https://www.google.com/search?q=3Droadside+cabinets&tbm=3Disch&tbo=3Du&sour=
ce=3Duniv&sa=3DX&ei=3Df8-EUqHNOdPqkQe32IHABw&ved=3D0CEsQsAQ&biw=3D1620&bih=
=3D735
Thanks,
Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: Justin M. Streiner [mailto:streiner@cluebyfour.org]=20
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 9:05 PM
To: nanog@nanog.org
Subject: Re: OT: Below grade fiber interconnect points
On Wed, 13 Nov 2013, Roy Hockett wrote:
> Thank you for comments. Let me clarify the situation. We have a=20
> building that has been fiber cross connect location and is being=20
> demolished. This location has about 20 fiber cable entering where we=20
> patch between fiber paths. If we relocated these cross connect field=20
> to another building and that build is demolished we have to do this=20
> all over again, so the desire was to have an independent facility for=20
> the fiber cross connect field, but I am guessing due to esthetics the bel=
ow ground vault was selected, we just learned of this selection and thus my=
query to this group to find other that have dealt with similar situations =
and if so, experience base recommendations, and things to be aware of.
If the vault has a controlled environment and access, similar to what you w=
ould find inside of a comms room, that's one thing. If it's more like a ty=
pical manhole (damp, dirty, dark, possible temperature extremes, other util=
ities/hazards), then the only thing that should be in there is a water-tigh=
t splice case. Fiber patches need to be in a clean environment.
Did this project provide any funds for relocation or replacement of the com=
munications facilities that would be lost due to the demolition? We've gon=
e through this many times on our campus.
jms
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