Submarine Systems Design, Installation and Operations ESACC/Internet2 Techs Workshop Florida International University Miami, FL By Anthony Liguori February 3, 2003
EAC PC-1 PAC MAC AC-1 & AC-2 SAC NAC PEC GAL Presented By: Anthony Liguori Global Network Map
History Global Marine Systems - Formerly Cable & Wireless Global Marine Origins of Global Marine trace back over 150 years Cable & Wireless Global Marine bought by Global Crossing Limited World’s largest subsea cable installation and maintenance contractor
History 1850 : First submarine telegraph cable laid (Dover - Calais) 1866 : First successful Trans-Atlantic telegraph submarine cable laid 1956 : First Trans-Atlantic analogue telephone cable laid 1962 : First Trans-Pacific analogue telephone cable laid 1988 : First Trans-Atlantic fibre optic cable laid
World Cables
World Cables
Desk Study Land site selection Fishing activity Oil exploration & production Sea bed conditions Environmental factors Permits & permissions Existing cables & pipelines
Multi-Beam Survey
Sub-Sea Make Up
Route Planning
Cable Installation
Seabed Slack Variables
Faults by Water Depth
Fishing Damage Cable System Maintenance
Cable Station / Field Operation Organization Cross Section of Cable Types
Branching Unit
Grapnel
Summary Slide “Submarine Systems Design, Installation and Operations” are interdependent and the long term profitability of the system is the direct result of the initial planning and the quality of installation.
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