[48770] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: spare fibers
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rafi Sadowsky)
Mon Jun 17 00:45:35 2002
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 07:44:51 +0300 (IDT)
From: Rafi Sadowsky <rafi-nanog@meron.openu.ac.il>
Reply-To: <nanog@merit.edu>
To: blitz <blitz@macronet.net>
Cc: <nanog@trapdoor.merit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20020616145827.03bb8420@mail.macronet.net>
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## On 2002-06-16 15:04 -0400 blitz typed:
b>
b>
b> Hi Daniel and all,
b> Yes, multiple fiber in multiple conduits, traveling multiple paths is the
b> best way to insure something's going to have connectivity.
b> Ring topology is what I've seen mostly for best protection, if something
b> goes down, restoration takes milliseconds and is automatic.
>> Worst case, is
b> some contractor digs up the place where your fiber enters your building and
b> severs everything....not much you can do about that kind of outage.
Why not? -
IMHO If you already get diverse carriers splitting them between say
the front and the back of the building shouldn't be that hard
--
Rafi
