[44004] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Re[2]: NOC Question
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Gregory Urban)
Tue Oct 30 14:06:29 2001
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Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 13:05:01 -0600
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From: Gregory Urban <urban@cs.umbc.edu>
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At 12:36 AM 10/19/2001, you wrote:
>I'd like to see how many folks have the top-end functional NOCs as opposed
>to fishbowls for customers to gawk at like a zoo. Low, indirect lighting.
>Sound and light absorbing materials everywhere. Quiet fans in the
>ceiling. Enough space between NOC techs so that phone conversations don't
>interfere with each other. etc.
>
>That's opposed to NOCs with white, hard, sound and light reflecting
>materials, bright flourscent lighting, closely packed people and the clear
>window to look in from the outside creating the fishbowl effect.
>
>It's hard to tell, but the AT&T NOC in the link given earlier seems to
>have the characteristics of the first kind, but the picture's not too
>detailed. Any good, detailed pictures of a top-end functional NOC with
>said characteristics?
>
>scott
Talk about a fishbowl, the AT&T NOC has an overlook area for customers
complete with stadium seating!
Greg U
