Title :
Learnings and challenges of the Northern California earthquake (telephone services)
Author_Institution :
Pacific Bell, San Ramon, CA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The impact on Pacific Bell of the October 1989 San Francisco Bay earthquake is addressed. Due to emergency power backup, telephone services were perceived as reliable. The performance of digital loop carrier and remote electronics under critical conditions is reported, and the lessons learned are briefly discussed.<>
Keywords :
earthquakes; emergency power supply; telephone systems; 1989 10 18; Loma Prieta; Northern California earthquake; Pacific Bell; San Francisco Bay; critical conditions; digital loop carrier; emergency power backup; remote electronics; telephone services; Alternators; Batteries; Buildings; Central office; Diesel engines; Earthquakes; Power system restoration; Storage area networks; Technology planning; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunications Energy Conference, 1990. INTELEC '90., 12th International
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL, USA
DOI :
10.1109/INTLEC.1990.171216
