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:) Sincerely, Mark Kevin Neal wrote: > How are the guys sent out on cross-country skis going to get up to the fiber > to repair it? I'm sure that the cable isn't low enough for them to reach it > without a ladder, bucket truck, helicopter.... all of which you don't pack > in on skis... > > > -Kevin > > On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Seth Mattinen <se...@rollernet.us> wrote: > > >> On 9/21/2010 10:52, Holmes,David A wrote: >> >>> Modern telephone pole aerial fiber uses all dialectric self-supporting >>> (ADSS) technology, where the self-supporting component consists >>> primarily of aramid yarn, the same material used for bullet-proof vests. >>> This makes for an extremely light weight, almost indestructible fiber >>> bundle. My guess is that ADSS fiber would deflect any bullets, or it >>> would take a very good marksman using a very high caliber weapon to >>> actually sever an aerial fiber. >>> >>> Now in the case described below where optical ground wire (OPGW) fiber >>> is used as a component in the ground wire running at the top of high >>> voltage transmission towers, it may be possible to hit the insulators at >>> the top of the towers, but the ground wire itself is usually armored, >>> with ADSS inside. Seems far-fetched to me. >>> >>> >> Back in my ISP days it was more common for people to take pot shots at >> remote equipment cabinets than the cable/fiber itself. Any field >> enclosure is as easy a target as your average bullet-ridden road sign. >> Although this was extremely rare; I can only recall one instance where >> it was the direct cause of an outage. >> >> ~Seth >> >> >>