Spring time fiber cuts (was Re: fiber cut 19 May/PM -> 20 May/AM) (fwd)

["Stephen J. Wilcox" <steve () telecomplete co uk>]

On Thu, 20 May 2004, Dan Armstrong wrote:
> Forgive me, but
>
> Isn't Sonet usually deployed in a ring?  Why the heck would a fiber this
> important not be?

Fibre != Sonet (L1 vs L2)

Fibre is deployed in strands

Steve