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Re: Cascading Failures Could Crash the Global Internet
From: "Dominic J. Eidson" <sauron () the-infinite org>
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:47:26 -0600 (CST)
On Thu, 6 Feb 2003, N. Richard Solis wrote:
I don't know of too many electrical distribution networks that use DC interconnection to limit AC failures from propogating.
There are 3 power grids in the continental US: Western, Eastern, and Texas. (http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/page/fact_sheets/transmission.html) These are interconnected using high voltage DC ties, for reasons including (but not limited to) what Sean said. - d. -- Dominic J. Eidson "Baruk Khazad! Khazad ai-menu!" - Gimli ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.the-infinite.org/ http://www.the-infinite.org/~dominic/
Current thread:
- Cascading Failures Could Crash the Global Internet Sean Donelan (Feb 06)
- Re: Cascading Failures Could Crash the Global Internet N. Richard Solis (Feb 06)
- Re: Cascading Failures Could Crash the Global Internet Dominic J. Eidson (Feb 06)
- Re: Cascading Failures Could Crash the Global Internet Rubens Kuhl Jr. (Feb 06)
- Re: Cascading Failures Could Crash the Global Internet Vadim Antonov (Feb 06)
- Re: Cascading Failures Could Crash the Global Internet N. Richard Solis (Feb 06)
- Re: Cascading Failures Could Crash the Global Internet Jack Bates (Feb 07)
- Re: Cascading Failures Could Crash the Global Internet Paul Wouters (Feb 06)
- Re: Cascading Failures Could Crash the Global Internet N. Richard Solis (Feb 06)
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- Re: Cascading Failures Could Crash the Global Internet Douglas Denault (Feb 08)
- Re: Cascading Failures Could Crash the Global Internet Danny McPherson (Feb 06)
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