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Session 2: Identification of Factors Affecting

How Much Back-up Power Is Required at a Remote Site

Session 2: Identification of Factors Affecting

How Much Back-up Power Is Required at a Remote Site

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Emergency Power Conference

Monday, November 22, 2004

Bell Labs Network Reliability & Security OfficeWashington, DC

Emergency Power Conference

Monday, November 22, 2004

Bell Labs Network Reliability & Security OfficeWashington, DC

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Facilitator: John Stogoski, Sprint & NRIC

Scribe: Bill Hitchcock, Sprint & NRIC

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John Mardula, T-Mobile

Steven Dworkin, BatteryCorp

Dan McMenamin, VZW

Don Klinger, ATT

Rex Miller, Motorola

Darren Colvin, US Cellular

George Tong, Nextel

Rick Kemper, CTIA

Bob Saint, NRECA

Richard Kafka, PEPCO

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• Critical Customers– Hospitals/Public Safety/Gov’t Facilities/Universities/Broadcast Media– Linkage between customers and associated network elements

• Grade of Service– Escalating Expectations of society

• Paradigm Shift (wireless/wireline)– What is an acceptable level of risk?

• Regulatory/Zoning/Property Mgt issues– Restrictions in code or lease regarding generators– Access (safety concern)– Floor loading– Requirements differ for tech types (Wireline, wireless, VoIP)– Tariffed vs. non-tariffed providers

• Budget $$$– Business Case (cost of equip vs. revenue loss)– Cost of technology

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Key Findings

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• Design process for power plants– Role in telco network (Importance of site)

• Priority classes of sites (eg Hub Site vs. end cell)– Threat Assessment– Interdependencies (eg wireline backhaul)

• Robustness of network topology– Environmental factors

• Rural vs. urban location• Location within power grid (opportunity to work with pwr provider proactively)• Climate control• Proximity to disaster prone areas

• Coordination b/n Telco, Power Company, restoration coordinators– Proactive vs. reactive

• When/how do you build the relationships?– Mechanisms for coordination (elec co call center, acct rep, fire dept, State/Local EOC,

Federal agencies)– Escalation process to follow

• justification criteria– Ability of pwr company to map/DB critical sites

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Key Findings

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• Obstacles to response efforts– Curfews / Roadblocks– Permits for transport (especially for interstate transport)– Confiscation of equipment

• Local police– Telco low on priority list for power restoration

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Key Findings

Session 2: Identification of Factors Affecting

How Much Back-up Power Is Required at a Remote Site