[AusNOG] Lightning and FTTC - is it really this bad?

[Troy Kelly]

Yes Mark, I've heard of it ;)

I guess my point was - why is (is it?) FTTC somehow apparently more susceptible to discharge issues than POTS was/is. Perhaps I am getting the wrong impression from the article.

Regards, Troy
Brevity is the elixir of life.
Father Hector McGrath, Pixie 2020

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On Wednesday, 20 January 2021 10:15 PM, Mark Smith <markzzzsmith at gmail.com> wrote:

> Heard of ADSL? POTS?
> 

> If the Internet was only meant to run over fibre, there wouldn't have been any ARPANET or Internet before the late 1980s or early 1990s.
> 

> Fun fact, RFC1 was written on a typewriter in a bathroom in 1969, because Steve didn't want to disturb his flatmates.
> 

> https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1
> 

> BCP89.
> 

> On Wed, 20 Jan 2021, 21:54 Michael Junek, <michael at juneks.com.au> wrote:
> 

> > Hi Troy,
> > 

> > Lightning has always been an issue for the copper network – the old adage “don’t use the phone in a storm” comes to mind.
> > 

> > Certainly where my mum is, in Springwood, the copper is above-ground-- you often see a 100-pair floating off the power poles, with the house pair coming from a jumper box mounted up high. This would contribute towards the issues seen.
> > 

> > So it definitely has some merit – my mum has already had to have the FTTC NCD replaced once in the (less than) 12 months she’s had an NBN connection.
> > 

> > The article states “Our technical teams continuously look to investigate ways to reduce the impact of lightning on our electronic equipment with ongoing testing and trials as part of this process.” – this I can attest to, as I have two properties which will be participating in these trials.
> > 

> > Cheers
> > 

> > M.
> > 

> > From: AusNOG <ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net> On Behalf Of Troy Kelly
> > 

> > Sent: Wednesday, 20 January 2021 20:54
> > 

> > To: 'ausnog at ausnog.net' <ausnog at lists.ausnog.net>
> > 

> > Subject: [AusNOG] Lightning and FTTC - is it really this bad?
> > 

> >  
> > 

> > I'm confused as to how FTTC would suffer more from lightning strike related issues than other ground conducting technologies?
> > 

> > Is it something about the Blue Mountains in particular, or is this article rubbish?
> > 

> > (Paywall, open in incognito if so inclined)
> > https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/blue-mountains-residents-turn-off-nbn-in-storms-or-risk-no-connection-for-days-20210120-p56vjb.html
> > 

> > Cheers,
> > Troy
> > 

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