Flood exercises in the "Rostelecom" / Blog company NAG / Geektimes

They say … somewhere in the Sverdlovsk region is a major backbone communication channel … or rather, there are several. So they say in Rostelecom, but to disclose the exact location of trunk cables are not going to, and to know this information is laid only to the top management of the company. Force majeures and accidents in such critical areas of infrastructure are serious and fraught with disastrous consequences. Despite the fact that the last major accident in the Urals branch of Rostelecom dates back to 2005, the company conducts quarterly exercises to eliminate the possible consequences of the rush on important communication lines.

April 2017 was the month of the next exercise. In this regard, in “Rostelecom” decided to again demonstrate to the general public the methods and technology of action in emergency situations.

So. The field is located near Olkhovka village. According to the legend, because of the spring flood, the Moscow-Beijing trunk line was damaged. One of the best brigades of Rostelecom in the Sverdlovsk Region came to reanimate the cable.

The location of the damage with an accuracy of several meters can be determined using a reflectometer, and then with Using the cable finder, the exact location of the damage is found.

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The cliff was under the water, So in the course will go pumping station and Mistral. In the Urals “Rostelecom” so dubbed compact French excavators, which were delivered to the operator one day a day, when the French refused to supply the same-named aircraft carriers to Russia.

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A compact excavator was snugly located in the back of the truck “Gazelle”. The repair team, with the help of special racks, helps Mistral to descend to the ground while the others prepare for the pumping station.

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The people, Mistral and the pumping station work together, and after a short time, the damaged cable can be got from under the water and several meters of earth. At the next stage, the damage will be made from several tens of meters of the cable at the site of the damage.

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A damaged cable leads to a lab room on wheels where the cable will be mounted in a coupling

Welding of optical fiber will take place in a specially equipped laboratory on wheels. These “Kamaz” have everything you need to work long hours away from civilization. Therefore, to brew the optics in such a laboratory is comfortable.

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To check the operation of the repaired fiber, the brigade at hand has an optical telephone. It is connected to the cable and tested for connectivity. In addition, it is suitable for communication in remote locations where there is simply no mobile signal.

The accident was eliminated promptly – in the “Rostelecom” to the revelry of the elements are ready. A fruitful day can be completed by a field kitchen.

The spring has to be fully armed with Rostelecom every year. For the time of an unfavorable flood situation, emergency preventive groups, repair and recovery brigades and emergency repair teams of communications were formed.

This year in the Middle Urals snow has fallen above the norm by 15-30%, so the spring high water in the territory of Sverdlovsk The area is serious.