How to Insure Your Network Against Acts of God

Hundreds of Thousands of $$$ Worth of Network Equipment can be Rendered Junk in a Flash!The issue of protecting networks from security breaches has attracted considerable attention but organisations also need to guard against environmental risks such as lightning. Damaged or destroyed equipment, which is integrated into manufacturing or data storage processes, can cause physical damage, as well as high consequential losses due to downtime. Lightning strikes can also delay production due to data loss and damage process control computers or computer-based warehouse and storage systems. Such delays usually cost many times the amount of the direct damage. While it...
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How to Insure Your Network Against Acts of God KRONE factHow to Insure Your NetworkAgainst Acts of GodHundreds of Thousands of $$$ Worth of NetworkEquipment can be Rendered Junk in a Flash!The issue of protecting networks from securitybreaches has attracted considerable attention butorganisations also need to guard againstenvironmental risks such as lightning.Damaged or destroyed equipment, which isintegrated into manufacturing or data storageprocesses, can cause physical damage, as well ashigh consequential losses due to downtime.Lightning strikes can also delay production due todata loss and damage process control computers orcomputer-based warehouse and storage systems.Such delays usually cost many times the amount of Thunder Day Map showing the direct damage. While it is almost impossible annual levels of potentially to protect against direct lightning damaging storm activity. strikes, research indicates that such incidents are only responsible for five Some telecommunications companies provide per cent of damage overvoltage protection in their networks but this is caused by atmospheric not usually designed to protect customers. In most discharges. cases, customer premises equipment has no protection from lightning or power contact with the The fact is that almost all damage telecommunications network. is caused by indirect lightning hits.When the charge hits the ground it radiates in a Awareness of the need for overvoltage protectionrippling effect through the earth, like a pebble has increased in recent years due to growingthrown into the centre of a pool. This means that demands on modern communications for voice andnetworks located within a radius of one or more data traffic, and organisations’ greater reliance onkilometres away from the site of impact can be their networks.affected. The annual damage caused by this inAustralia is estimated to be millions of dollars. At the same time, rapid developments in electronicsLightning often enters a network via the customer have resulted in miniaturisation of manylocal-loop, normally between street-side communications systems and components. This hastelecommunications cabinets and office buildings. increased the density of electronics but made themFrom the point of entry, energy from lightning less robust. This is the reason overvoltage protectiontravels in both directions - towards premises and between telephone lines and equipment is needed,street-side cabinets or telephone exchanges. In in addition to surge protection for sensitive electronicmost cases, substantial damage can be expected. devices such as PABXs, modems, and faxes.KRONE (Australia) Holdings Pty Limited2 Hereford Street Berkeley Vale NSW 2261PO Box 335 Wyong NSW 2259Phone: 02 4389 5000Fax: 02 4388 4499Tech Support: 1800 801 298Email: kronehlp@krone.com.auWeb: krone.com.auCopyright © 2004 KRONE (Australia) Holdings Pty. LimitedJob No.: 6168 02/04KRONE factLightning is not the only potential cause of damage ComProtect® safeguards your investmentto telecommunications equipment. Direct or ComProtect, the newest addition to KRONE’sindirect contact between power and telecom- overvoltage protection range, gives graded five-pointmunications cables can also pose a threat to protection of single pairs on HIGHBAND® 10 orequipment and personal safety. Series 2 disconnect or switching modules mounted on KRONE Profil® or Backmount frames.According to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology:“Severe thunder-storms can occur at any time of Unlike the majority of protectors which arethe year and most strike between September and destroyed by the impact of a “power cross” fault,March when the supply of solar energy is greatest. ComProtect’s unique circuits restore themselvesOf the many lightning strike injuries each year, immediately to normal operation once the fault isabout 80 per cent result from people using fixed corrected. This feature is achieved by carefultelephones during thunderstorms when the phone selection of the protective elements used andsystem may become highly charged near where greatly reduces the level of maintenance required.lightning is striking. Related injuries may includehearing damage, burns or even electrocution.” ComProtect is easy to use - the compact over- voltage protection plug is simply attached to theKRONE offers systems specifically for protection of KRONE disconnection or switching module. It is alsoequipment in data and communication networks possible to retrofit ComProtect to existing KRONEand in measurement and control applications. The ...