It was a chill Tuesday. Just your normal variety stupidity.
Suddenly it happened!
50 phone calls in 10 minutes. A whole building was out.
We run to the switches and sure enough the link between here and there is down. The switch on our end is good so we ran over the the second building. That switch was also on, and its diagnostics came back clean.
Alright we thought lets just swap the connection over to some dark fiber. Still nothing.
Everyone was cursing, swearing and saying naughty things. It was during this time we had a problem solving meeting in between the two buildings. Mostly because it was such a nice day.
Then it happened, like a flash. A bird of play flew past and landed. But where did it land you may ask. On a fiber optic cable strung between the two troubled buildings.
The fiber was crushed, so everyone was sad. We pulled out the OTDR just to be sure. Nothing could be done but start some early St. Patties day fun!
Now as I sign off from lunch time fun. The pints of Guinness are all but gone. The bosses joined us and even payed for the meal. Now its time to go home and pick something out green.
Suddenly it happened!
50 phone calls in 10 minutes. A whole building was out.
We run to the switches and sure enough the link between here and there is down. The switch on our end is good so we ran over the the second building. That switch was also on, and its diagnostics came back clean.
Alright we thought lets just swap the connection over to some dark fiber. Still nothing.
Everyone was cursing, swearing and saying naughty things. It was during this time we had a problem solving meeting in between the two buildings. Mostly because it was such a nice day.
Then it happened, like a flash. A bird of play flew past and landed. But where did it land you may ask. On a fiber optic cable strung between the two troubled buildings.
The fiber was crushed, so everyone was sad. We pulled out the OTDR just to be sure. Nothing could be done but start some early St. Patties day fun!
Now as I sign off from lunch time fun. The pints of Guinness are all but gone. The bosses joined us and even payed for the meal. Now its time to go home and pick something out green.
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