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Building Telecommunication System Resilience—Lessons from Past Earthquakes
From a system perspective, telecommunication has been performing very well in a number of major post-disaster environments. The above-normal demand for circuits right after a medium-to-large earthquake invariably created a perception of system failure. The fact is that the telephone system is not built to accommodate everybody making a call at the same time. Even if there are no physical damages to the telecommunication system, the symptom of telephone not working will exist. This paper will examine the current level of telecommunication system resilience based on past earthquake performance investigations. Reviews of preparedness and network upgrades before and after earthquakes will hopefully provide us with a path to develop a more resilient system. This includes the Internet network system, which is a key part of today's business environment. Performance of major elements of the telecommunication system will be presented. Post-disaster system emergency policy and recovery planning will be suggested for discussion purposes. The expectation is to generate interest in telecommunication service providers to develop standards or practices that will lead us to a more resilient telecommunication system. Lifeline interdependence will also be discussed. All lifelines have to co-exist as a unit in order to provide the community with security and business continuity.
Building Telecommunication System Resilience—Lessons from Past Earthquakes
From a system perspective, telecommunication has been performing very well in a number of major post-disaster environments. The above-normal demand for circuits right after a medium-to-large earthquake invariably created a perception of system failure. The fact is that the telephone system is not built to accommodate everybody making a call at the same time. Even if there are no physical damages to the telecommunication system, the symptom of telephone not working will exist. This paper will examine the current level of telecommunication system resilience based on past earthquake performance investigations. Reviews of preparedness and network upgrades before and after earthquakes will hopefully provide us with a path to develop a more resilient system. This includes the Internet network system, which is a key part of today's business environment. Performance of major elements of the telecommunication system will be presented. Post-disaster system emergency policy and recovery planning will be suggested for discussion purposes. The expectation is to generate interest in telecommunication service providers to develop standards or practices that will lead us to a more resilient telecommunication system. Lifeline interdependence will also be discussed. All lifelines have to co-exist as a unit in order to provide the community with security and business continuity.
Building Telecommunication System Resilience—Lessons from Past Earthquakes
Tang, Alex K. K. (author)
Sixth China-Japan-US Trilateral Symposium on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering ; 2013 ; Chengdu, China
2013-12-11
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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