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Re[3]: [datacenter] Datacenters at sea



On Tue, 21 Jan 2003 09:03:25 -0500 (EST) Martin Hannigan <[email protected]> wrote:

> 
> On Tue, 21 Jan 2003, Richard Welty wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 21 Jan 2003 05:39:14 -0500 (EST) Martin Hannigan
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Well, I'm a licensed captain and merchant marine and all I can think
> of
> > > is bracing and lots of it. :)

now that i think about it, racks should be anchored top and bottom. think
earthquake zone standards.

> > would static electricity be a problem? if so, would this tend to drive
> one
> > towards fiber as an interconnect solution in preference to copper?

> Fiber may address some problems caused by electrical discharge
> related to signal, but not equipment.

on reflection, how does copper behave in a salt air environment? is
corrosion a problem? again, another factor that might point to fiber
interconnects. i know the USN generally interconnects with fiber in their
newer ships, but what i know is mostly from the overview articles on the
Jane's and Aviation Leak web sites, not a lot of technical detail there.

richard
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