[Orcnet] Off Topic - Fiber Optic Cable (2)

[Terry Lang]

Does Verizon FIOS give you a static IP? Right now I am using high speed 
DSL through Spirit One. I have my own static IP and I have our Alzatex 
Mirror site on our local server.

I use the mirror site to test preliminary versions or our web site 
before making it live on our main site. I also have access to various 
company tools including web email all password protected.

It sounds like I would lose the ability to have a local web server.

Terry


Keith Lofstrom wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 03:28:33PM -0700, Keith Lofstrom wrote:
>
>   
>> On the outside, it is labelled "22300 feet Corning Optical Cable 12-05
>> (phone symbol) 12 SME".  It has an oval cross section, about 10mm wide
>> and 5mm thick.   It is quite stiff and springy; bending it to a 10cm
>> diameter takes a lot of force, and it springs back straight. 
>>
>> Inside the hard black outer casing are two thick fiberglass stiffeners
>> about 1.5mm thick.  Between these is a blue sheath about 2mm in
>> diameter.  Inside the sheath are the actual fibers; there are 12 of
>> them in color coded plastic "insulation".  The fibers themselves
>> appear to be around 0.1mm in diameter.  The blue inner sheath has
>> some kind of clear oily goo in it.
>>     
>
> It turns out that the fiber optic cable scrap I found was "transport
> cable".  This carries lots of subscribers on the block to an even
> larger bundle out of the neighborhood.  The cable provisioner connects
> to one of the 12 fibers in the transport cable and bonds it to the
> single fiber cable that goes to my house.  They did that a week ago,
> the terminal equipment was installed today.  
>
> I talked a lot with the installer while he worked today.  He informed me:
>
> 1)  That fiber runs all the way back to the Beaverton Central Office
> (about 2 miles) with about 3 welds in it.  No switches between here
> and there.
>
> 2)  This is single mode 8um core graded index fiber - the real good
> stuff, the kind they push signals across oceans with.  He brags that
> there are no electronics fast enough to saturate it - someday they
> may be pushing terabit/second data through it. 
>   ( Right now, I have the cheapest 5Mb down/2Mb up service, but
>     I may go 15Mb/15Mb if this works out.  I do CAD tool VPNs
>     over the connection, so the extra upload speed might be handy )
>
> 3) Verizon is provisioning for a long, long time, which is why
> they are using such high grade stuff.  But then, maybe they thought
> they were provisioning for a long time when they put in the copper
> wires (which also run from here to the C.O.) back in 1958.  Meanwhile,
> Qwest is upgrading their old copper - with new copper.  Fools.
>
> 4) He verified that the de-facto Verizon Acceptable Use Policy is
> pretty much "run whatever you want" within the law.   This was the
> main reason I moved away from Comcast.  They do block inbound port
> 80 connections (web server) but my server is offsite anyway.
>
> They installed a Cyber Power CS36D12V battery backup unit on the
> end of a long power cable.  The unit appears to make 48V for the
> receiver, and draws 18 watts wallplug current.  Inside is a 12V,
> 7.2AHr sealed lead acid battery.  It looks very easy to replace. 
> There is also an intriguing 3mm barrel jack on the side of the 
> BBU with 13.7 volts on it;  I imagine this is in parallel with the
> battery.  So, I may end up plugging a car battery into it, which I
> can charge from my 1KW Honda if the power goes out a long time.
>
> Other random notes: Comcast stock has dropped 30% in the last year
> They are in trouble with the FCC.  Qwest is down 48%.  They tapped
> your calls and are in trouble with everybody.  Verizon stock is
> down 3%.  As long as they stay out of trouble, they stay.
>
> Keith
>
>   

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