Re: Antennas in the data center

[Robert Webb <rwfireguru () gmail com>]

The is booster to only get an LTE signal from Verizon into the data center..

For our purpose of needing it, we have a cisco router with LTE for our
system as a back management access in case of loss to the system by normal
means.

On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 11:39 AM Andrew Latham <lathama () gmail com> wrote:

> I agree with Miles that this is more of an infiltration and or
> ex-filtration of data issue. Can you firewall at the booster? Out of Band
> management is tricky when LTE bandwidth is so high that one could export
> large quantities of data.
>
> On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 9:28 AM Miles Fidelman <mfidelman () meetinghouse net>
> wrote:
>
> > It's not quite clear what you mean by "NIST controls" - NIST publishes
> > standards & guidelines, they don't regulate.
> >
> > Now, if you're running a Federal data center, or one for a government
> > contractor - perhaps you're referring to "NIST Compliance" under FISMA (the
> > Federal Information Security Management Act) - which involves compliance
> > with a bunch of FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards).  See
> > https://csrc.nist.gov/topics/laws-and-regulations/laws/fisma &
> > https://digitalguardian.com/blog/what-nist-compliance for some
> > background.
> >
> > Now if I had to guess - I expect that there are some security standards
> > that would prohibit placing an antenna inside a data center handling any
> > kind of sensitive or classified data.
> >
> > If you have any systems, in the data center, that require security
> > certification & accreditation, I expect your accreditation authority would
> > be the person to talk to.  Or your information security officer.
> > On 7/18/19 9:30 AM, Robert Webb wrote:
> >
> > So I have a situation where I am trying to get LTE to an out of band
> > router and there is no signal available in the data center. There was a
> > booster setup purchased and I have a manager telling me that standards,
> > industry and not local, prohibit the installation.
> >
> > He has yet to produce any documented industry standard so I thought I
> > would reach out to see if anyone here has heard of this.
> >
> > We fall under NIST controls and I haven't found anything there and have
> > also looked at TIA and not found anything.
> >
> > Thanks...
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 9:09 AM Matt Harris <matt () netfire net> wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 8:01 AM Robert Webb <rwfireguru () gmail com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Anyone out there deal with data center design?
> > > >
> > > > Looking for any info available which provides guidelines on putting
> > > > antennas, like LTE booster, in the data center.
> > >
> > > Not quite sure what you're looking for here Robert. As far as placing
> > > something like an LTE booster in a data center, you'd just use common sense
> > > (place it in the best possible place from a connectivity standpoint). Is
> > > this something you're considering in order to provide service to folks who
> > > run LTE backup connections on their gear (like serial concentrators)?
> > > Wireless/RF site surveys and how to do them effectively are pretty
> > > well-documented at this point.
> > >
> > > Or are you asking about roof access/deploying antennas on a rooftop
> > > safely/securely?
> > >
> > > --
> > In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice.
> > In practice, there is.  .... Yogi Berra
> >
> > Theory is when you know everything but nothing works.
> > Practice is when everything works but no one knows why.
> > In our lab, theory and practice are combined:
> > nothing works and no one knows why.  ... unknown
>
> --
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