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

[Mark Smith]

Paul Brooks wrote:
> Damien Gardner Jnr wrote:
>> The problem I can see with that, is that while noone generally knocks 
>> off their neighbour's phone books (unless you just got a new desk, and 
>> your monitors aren't high enough ;) ), I can see a mad scramble 
>> happening when the new batteries are distributed, with folks running 
>> around after the guys throwing them out, picking them up for their 
>> home gro-light setup (and replacing their own UPS batteries, etc.. ;)
>>
>> -_DG
> mmm - good point - radio-controlled cars/boats, camping lighting - 
> perhaps a more secure distribution mechanism is needed after all - or 
> perhaps this is one of the social benefits of the NBN, and they should 
> just distribute 25% more batteries than the number of homes so the 
> people can obtain benefit from their economies of scale :-)
> 

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.




> Paul.
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