[AusNOG] Power consumption of NBN (was Re: [ISOC-AU-mems] Quigley announces architectural "stakein the ground"

[Paul Brooks]

Mark Newton wrote:
> On 17/09/2009, at 1:42 PM, Mark Smith wrote:
>
>   
>> I don't think backup power should be much of a concern, if the NBN can
>> carry IP, it can carry Electricity. RFC3251 says so.
>>     
>
> To any skeptics who don't believe a fibre optic network can carry  
> electricity,
> I present to you:  Basslink :-)
>   
(grin/blush) electrons AND photons, in separate waveguides  (hmm - the 
power is carried as DC, not really a wave, anyhoo...)


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