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On 5 Dec 2000, Sean Donelan wrote: > Key features for a NOC: > 1) Good chairs > 2) Quiet > 3) Adequate ice maker > 4) Lots of bookshelves, file cabinets, and personal storage > 5) Lots of phone lines (including conference and analog) > 6) Some direct phone(s) (not through PBX, i.e. Red Phones) > 7) Multiple PCs/Workstations per operator > 8) Private tunes (cd player & headset) > 9) CNN and The Weather Channel (really ESPN) > 10) Drapes across the glass window To which I would add from my own years in a NOC: - Low light (especially halogens -- flourescents are a killer) - Ready access to sodas, company-paid pref. (coffee is nice, but soda is necessary.) - Wide aisles, so people can -run- in an emergency - Binder containing phone numbers for telco contacts, management up to and including CEO, etc. - Kooshes or similar toys for slow grave shifts.
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