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Generally it can be fixed in days. They raise it from the sea floor and splice in a new cable section.

by booi 2y ago

mistyvales 2y ago
Crazy that you can splice optical cable..
- dgfitz 2y ago
  I mean… they get terminated somehow, right?
  - dmoy 2y ago
    True, but splicing without leaving behind a powered repeater is different from the final termination with active electronics on the end. It's pretty cool tech
    - dgfitz 2y ago
      I’m saying you can terminate cleanly without needing a repeater. To be clear, I’m saying to terminate each end of the cut cable to a terminating device that continues the flow of light, not just the termination at the beginning/end of the line. Sorry if that wasn’t obvious.
- neom 2y ago
  Today, we're going to talk to John Owens and learn about the process of splicing fiber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zN20ZVInfU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zN20ZVInfU
- UltraSane 2y ago
  They actually have very cool devices that will automatically align and fuse two fibers and estimate the loss of the bond. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP_C0XLLyR0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP_C0XLLyR0
  - ahnick 2y ago
    how much do one of those bad boys cost?
    - UltraSane 2y ago
      The cheapest ones are surprisingly cheap at less than $1,000 and the highest end ones are $10,000
- timbit42 2y ago
  Why is it crazy? It's been done since there has been optical cable.
scheme271 2y ago
True but ships and crews with the equipment to do the repairs are limited. It's possible to overwhelm the repair capacities. Also, it takes time to physically travel between cuts so while cuts in the Baltic might take a week or two to fix, a cut in the Atlantic and one in the Baltic may take a week or two just for travel.
- shmerl 2y ago
  If someone will try to overwhelm the repair capacities for integral communications, they'll be dealt with like pirates - simply sunk and be done with.
  - LtWorf 2y ago
    As if they know which ship did this…
    - shmerl 2y ago
      They already know. The captain will probably end up in prison for a long time, and company which owns the ship will pay for the deliberate damage. Would be good too if they can crack who from the crew works for Russian saboteurs besides the captain. Unlikely it's just one person.

Generally it can be fixed in days. They raise it from the sea floor and splice in a new cable section.

by booi 2y ago

Generally it can be fixed in days. They raise it from the sea floor and splice in a new cable section.

mistyvales 2y ago

Crazy that you can splice optical cable..

dgfitz 2y ago
I mean… they get terminated somehow, right?
- dmoy 2y ago
  True, but splicing without leaving behind a powered repeater is different from the final termination with active electronics on the end. It's pretty cool tech
  - dgfitz 2y ago
    I’m saying you can terminate cleanly without needing a repeater. To be clear, I’m saying to terminate each end of the cut cable to a terminating device that continues the flow of light, not just the termination at the beginning/end of the line. Sorry if that wasn’t obvious.
neom 2y ago
Today, we're going to talk to John Owens and learn about the process of splicing fiber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zN20ZVInfU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zN20ZVInfU
UltraSane 2y ago
They actually have very cool devices that will automatically align and fuse two fibers and estimate the loss of the bond. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP_C0XLLyR0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP_C0XLLyR0
- ahnick 2y ago
  how much do one of those bad boys cost?
  - UltraSane 2y ago
    The cheapest ones are surprisingly cheap at less than $1,000 and the highest end ones are $10,000
timbit42 2y ago
Why is it crazy? It's been done since there has been optical cable.

scheme271 2y ago

True but ships and crews with the equipment to do the repairs are limited. It's possible to overwhelm the repair capacities. Also, it takes time to physically travel between cuts so while cuts in the Baltic might take a week or two to fix, a cut in the Atlantic and one in the Baltic may take a week or two just for travel.

shmerl 2y ago
If someone will try to overwhelm the repair capacities for integral communications, they'll be dealt with like pirates - simply sunk and be done with.
- LtWorf 2y ago
  As if they know which ship did this…
  - shmerl 2y ago
    They already know. The captain will probably end up in prison for a long time, and company which owns the ship will pay for the deliberate damage. Would be good too if they can crack who from the crew works for Russian saboteurs besides the captain. Unlikely it's just one person.