North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: SLC power failures
On Wed, 3 Jan 2001 22:52:21 -0500 (EST) David Lesher wrote: > > Unnamed Administration sources reported that Sean Donelan said: > > > > > > As power is being restored throughout the midwestern part of the US, > > one interesting feature showed up. A lot of telephone companies are > > using Subcriber Loop Carriers (SLCs) to provide service. Some phone > > companies are using local power sources with limited battery backup > > for some SLCs. With the extended power outages, central offices with > > generators maintained service; however, the remote equipment didn't > > have local generators. This resulted in people losing their local > > loops and telephone service as the power outages lasted for days. > > Yep... The theory is, the RBOC has portable generators to deploy > as needed. There's a male plug on each to receive same. That > works fine for local failures (truck hits power line..). But > in a widespread debacle, say Hurricane Andrew, earthquake, ice > storm, etc... they have nowhere near enough, nor can they get > them deployed fast enough if they did. > > ("re: Some" above; I've never seen a generator installation at > a SLC...) They were deployed in Maine after a large ice storm a few years back. I am not sure if they were deployed by BA, or just by the independent telephone companies. A major drawback was found; they were stolen with great frequency. After a major natural disaster, there is a a society-wide shortage of generators. Some scum just cut the securing chains, or shot out the locks, or ... regards, fletcher
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