fiber cut 19 May/PM -> 20 May/AM in Ashburn, VA (lawnmower?!)

Fri May 21 14:42:14 UTC 2004

>> configuration known as "collapsed backbone".  in this instance, both
>> pairs of fiber ride in the same conduit for some portion of the
>> distance
> 
> 
> ... or even as two wavelengths on the same pair of fibre.
> 
> It's a sick, sick, twisted world.

Come on, that is what we call lambda-diversity. In case your fiber fails 
to carry, say 1550nm in the middle of the night, you are protected with 
your 1590nm lambda.

I don't believe how many people engineer for physical diversity and not 
lambda diversity -- and then its too late.

<jk, I've been up since 6:30am>

DJ