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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">It will really hinge on where the node is.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Most nodes only run on basic battery back up that’s only designed to last a little while, not designed to outlast significant outages.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">If the node itself sits in an exchange, then it might be a bit more protected but I highly doubt it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> AusNOG <ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Phillip Smith<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 17 November 2020 4:46 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> ausnog@lists.ausnog.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [AusNOG] NBN FttN Power Resilience<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Does anyone have any current information on how resilient the FttN is to power outages? NBNco outright denies it will work during an outage [1], but that's not the evidence I'm seeing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">SP AusNet is getting worse and worse with power supply, so we recently installed a whole-home backup generator. We had an ~20 hour outage yesterday. We retained connectivity for almost 12 hours;
I saw a generator being connected at the local exchange not long after and we were back online again after ~2 hours, and stayed online since (including another ~5 hours without mains power).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">I would install a 4G failover/backup, but when the power goes out and everyone's WiFi goes off, the mobile network gets overloaded - we can barely make phone calls, let alone use data.... So
I'm kinda SOL :(<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">(If it's relevant, we're in the Yarra Valley area)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">TIA,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">~p<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">[1] <a href="https://www.nbnco.com.au/learn/what-happens-in-a-power-blackout" target="_blank">
https://www.nbnco.com.au/learn/what-happens-in-a-power-blackout</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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