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Re: Fiber cut - response in seconds?


From: "Warren Bailey" <wbailey () gci com>
Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 16:28:43 -0800

Its all a sham. The construction was done by the cubans.. They're good at fiber taps

----- Original Message -----
From: Charles Wyble <charles () thewybles com>
To: nanog () nanog org <nanog () nanog org>
Sent: Mon Jun 01 16:17:08 2009
Subject: Re: Fiber cut - response in seconds?

I do feel this might be the last post from Mr Pooser. :)

Your on to them it seems. ;)

A very interesting idea. I imagine it wouldn't be hard for foreign 
actors to get access to the data feed of construction, observe for signs 
of a cut and then  splice in a tap.

Though wouldn't that tap be found via the real response team?



Dave Pooser wrote:
Right. So why the "near instant" response time. If it's a diverse path,
one would imagine that they could respond in a few hours or a day and
not have any impact.

Just a guess, but: A cut cable is one thing. A cut cable in which people
wearing different suits and driving a different brand of SUV might splice in
a fiber tap is something altogether different.


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