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There's repeaters so the general area should be known.
by alenrozac 2y ago
There's repeaters so the general area should be known.
- UltraSane 2y agoThey can measure the location of the break to centimeters by timing how long a light pulse takes to reflect back to the emitter. It is called time-domain reflectometry.
- amelius 2y agoOk, then was it used? And if not, why not?
- UltraSane 2y agoIt was almost certainly used.
- amelius 2y agoWhat was the response?
- UltraSane 2y agoThey now the distance to the break from one end. They then use that with a map of the cable to determine the lat and long of the break and send a ship to fix it.
- amelius 2y agoSo, no navy involved? With such a system I would expect them to catch the perpetrator red-handed and raid their ship, etc.
- UltraSane 2y agoThis process assumes the damage is accidental and doesn't involve the military. If Russia keeps cutting optic cables that could change. I can envision military ships getting real-time notification of fiber cuts and the current location of all foreign ships.
- DiggyJohnson 2y agoWhy are you assuming that would be released publicly? The person you are discussing this with is simply informing you of the existence and availability of the technology you're asking about.