[AusNOG] Failed fibre

[Beeson, Ayden]

We have lost numerous fibres to rodents, usually internally inside break out trays and other things, but they actually chewed through my main backbone 48 core OM3 I had here.

Of the 48 cores, 6 worked after they were done (which luckily for me was the exact number I needed to keep core functionality going)

Technically that is a type of cut though :P They must really like the cover and sheath for cutting their teeth down on…

Thanks,
Ayden Beeson

From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Robert Hudson
Sent: Wednesday, 10 September 2014 4:04 PM
To: Alex Samad - Yieldbroker
Cc: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Failed fibre

On 10 September 2014 11:11, Alex Samad - Yieldbroker <Alex.Samad at yieldbroker.com<mailto:Alex.Samad at yieldbroker.com>> wrote:
Hi

I am wondering if anyone has had a fibre cross connect that failed, but the failure was not attributed to work being done close by, it accidentally cutting, breaking, pinch pressing.

I have had a fibre cross-connect that ran across the ceiling of a factory environment (it ran directly above powder-coating plant) fail over a period of time due the harsh environmental conditions in which it was expected to operate.

I've also seen fibre runs destroyed by rodent activity.

I've just requested a quote to have a new run done in the same environment, and had the cabling company question why I wanted the whole run enclosed in conduit.  I had to explain to them that the $800 premium (on a $5k total project cost) was completely justified...

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