On 10/14/19 4:16 PM, Sean Donelan wrote:
On Mon, 14 Oct 2019, Michael Thomas wrote:
Of course this is a lot of conjecture on my part... be glad to be
clued in by folks in know.
An old news story, but telco's usually have backup batteries in their
outside plant, cell towers, etc. During power outages, they shuttle
small generators between outside cabinets to re-charge the batteries.
Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) use local power, i.e. look for the
utility meter nearby. There is often a generator plug and battery
cabinet next to the RTU. They aren't powered from the central office.
Interesting! And so primitive! So they go to all of the expense of
laying fiber, but not power too?
Mike
