Another option is an above ground cabinet. Many telecoms use them. Thomas L Graves Sent from my IPhone
> On Nov 13, 2013, at 8:04 PM, "Justin M. Streiner" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> On Wed, 13 Nov 2013, Roy Hockett wrote: >> >> Thank you for comments. Let me clarify the situation. We have a building >> that has been fiber cross connect >> location and is being demolished. This location has about 20 fiber cable >> entering where we patch between >> fiber paths. If we relocated these cross connect field to another building >> and that build is demolished we have >> to do this all over again, so the desire was to have an independent facility >> for the fiber cross connect field, but >> I am guessing due to esthetics the below ground vault was selected, we just >> learned of this selection and thus >> my query to this group to find other that have dealt with similar situations >> and if so, experience base recommendations, >> and things to be aware of. > > If the vault has a controlled environment and access, similar to what you > would find inside of a comms room, that's one thing. If it's more like a > typical manhole (damp, dirty, dark, possible temperature extremes, other > utilities/hazards), then the only thing that should be in there is a > water-tight splice case. Fiber patches need to be in a clean environment. > > Did this project provide any funds for relocation or replacement of the > communications facilities that would be lost due to the demolition? We've > gone through this many times on our campus. > > jms >
