Chuck wrote: >this is not one of those "I have a customer" questions, although "I have a >customer" is the starting point. > >A couple of years ago a small college installed a new cable plant consisting >of fiber for data and copper for analogue phones between their main telco >closet and a couple of dormitories. there are currently a total of 80 >analogue phones in the dorms. The idea was that dorm occupants would arrange >for their own telephone service, and use an analogue phone to connect to the >telco. > >Well, room mates being what they are, the college decided that rather than >continually break up fights resulting from disputes over telephone usage and >payment, they would provide the means for two phones per room rather than >one. Ah, but there is only enough copper between the buildings to >accommodate one phone per room. What to do. > >the customer's question to me - can he use the existing fiber to transport >the analogue signal to the main telco closet? > >Well, I merrily mulled this over, and came up with a number of very clever >solutions. But after having completed the work, it occurred to me that >because I was so jazzed at trying to come up with a solution, I neglected to >ask a very important question. > >So today's quiz, for all you techno gurus - what is the question I neglected >to ask? > >for extra credit - why is that question so important? > >Hint - consider the ways one might convert analogue to optic. > >Chuck
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