Re: SONET

[sgorman1 () gmu edu]

Quantitative analysis confirms said anecdote in many places other than the Baltimore tunnel.  It varies widely by city, 
some are more resilient than others depending on a variety of factors ranging from geography to zoning ordinances.  We 
just finished a comparison between NYC and Charlotte that had some interesting results - sometimes being a flat, 
waterless, boring place is a good thing.

----- Original Message -----
From: David Barak <thegameiam () yahoo com>
Date: Thursday, April 14, 2005 4:50 pm
Subject: SONET

> --- Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:
>
> > (Anybody here *NOT* seen cases where the 2 fibers
> > leave the building on opposite
> > sides, go down different streets - and rejoin 2
> > miles down the way because
> > there's only one convenient bridge/tunnel/etc over
> > the river, or similar?)
> confirming anecdote:
>
> Remember the Baltimore tunnel fire?  The protect ring
> was in the conduit on one side, and the working was on
> the other...
>
> David Barak
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