Re:Severed fibre cables disrupted internet access in eastern...
by catalogia on Thursday December 19, 2019 @05:27PM
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Do we? I'm under the impression they can install taps on fiber without disrupting service by bending the fiber just precisely right that a small amount of light bleeds out, or something like that.
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Re:Severed fibre cables disrupted internet access in eastern...
by etrautmann on Thursday December 19, 2019 @05:36PM
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There's an evanescent wave that can be detected if a short radius bend is introduced. I would imagine that this would introduce attenuation that might be detectable?
Re:Severed fibre cables disrupted internet access in eastern...
by netheril96 on Thursday December 19, 2019 @09:47PM
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But mistakes happen.