Sheilded Cat-5E Ground Loop - Myth or Reality?

Wed Apr 10 22:03:00 UTC 2002

> From: "Barton F Bruce" <barton at gnaps.com>
> Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 17:04:50 -0400
> Sender: owner-nanog at merit.edu
> 
> 
> I was simply pointing out that "ALL electrical installations" seemed a tad
> too broad.
> 
> > Shielded/screened TP on utility poles? This is an insane thing to
> > do. It violates more rules than I want to even start to think about!
> > Telco wires are always connected to lightning arrestors at the
> > termination of the long run. (This is NOT always the same as the
> > demarc!) MGN is MANDITORY. This is not a do-it-yourself project.
> 

I was unclear. I meant that do-it-yourself utility pole installations
were an insane idea. Telcos do deal with this routinely.

R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer
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Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)
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