[84501] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: CAT5 surge/lightning strike protection recommendations?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Todd Vierling)
Tue Sep 13 23:05:10 2005
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 23:04:02 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
From: Todd Vierling <tv@duh.org>
To: David Lesher <wb8foz@nrk.com>
Cc: nanog list <nanog@merit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <200509140210.WAA05009@sigma.nrk.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
On Tue, 13 Sep 2005, David Lesher wrote:
> Put a fiber transceiver in building A. At least 10 foot away,
> put in a 2nd transceiver and connect THAT to the CAT5 going to
> building B. Connect A & B wallwarts to different breakers, with
> surge protectors....and stock spares.o
That's an amazingly expensive optoisolator.
Seriously, though, that's exactly what you're describing, and about what I'd
suggest in a no-other-option scenario -- but if it's possible to pull fiber
through the conduits, it would probably be far less expensive long term, or
even medium term if the physical fiber spools can be bought cheaply enough.
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-- Todd Vierling <tv@duh.org> <tv@pobox.com> <todd@vierling.name>
