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. -Paul LANtinga Q9 Networks -----Original Message----- From: Avleen Vig [mailto:avleen@ivision.co.uk] Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 7:07 AM To: nanog@merit.edu Subject: Re: Operations: where are you going to sit?
5) Lots of phone lines (including conference and analog)
that can call in and out and internationally
Add to this, some mobile / cellular phones. If your phone lines go down, which can and DOES happen at times of crisis, these can be critical. Even if there is no crisis, but phone lines to your NOC go down for a few hours, you'll need these to communicate with the outside world.