Loss of signal in a data center is a good point. At a previous organization I was slaved to, we brought this up with Nextel sales people. After about a week or so they purposed a small in-line receiver for the various data centers, and a thin Kate Moss looking yagi for each roof. Also, I can't stress the importance of a basic two way mobile system. We use the Nextel i1000+ phones for our engineering staff and NOC. The internet access features on these bad boys has been VERY handy. The ability for a NOC member to check MRTG/Openview type information and IMAP/etc. email has been beneficial. Jade Jade E. Deane Network Engineer helloNetwork.com Las Vegas, Nevada Office: +1 (702) 938-9267 Cell: +1 (702) 604-4759 Fax: +1 (702) 456-1471 email: jade.deane@helloNetwork.com epage: 7026044759@page.nextel.com -----Original Message----- From: Matt Thoene [mailto:matt@thoene.net] Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 9:40 AM To: nanog@merit.edu Subject: RE: Operations: where are you going to sit? :: ::I would add wireless phones in general. If NOC staff need to walk over to ::another person's screen or to swap cables or interfaces in a ::datacenter, you ::probably don't want them tied to a desk phone. You may want to consider ::some basic 2 way radios (RF) in addition to wireless/cell phones for ::datacenter <--> NOC <--> restroom communication independent of ::any ma bell. ...especially since cell phones tend to get no signal in Data Centers... -Matt