[LINK] Cairns power and 3G wireless networks in recent cyclones

[Phillip Musumeci]

I was considering more graceful failure - suppose a base station detects it
only has a tenth of its battery reserves left, for example. What can it do
to hang in there and offer some limited service for longer before going
offline.
phillip

On 9 Feb 2011 12:00, "Marghanita da Cruz" <marghanita at ramin.com.au> wrote:
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> Phillip Musumeci wrote:
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>> 1. base station switches to sms only mode during emergencies if that will
>> significantly extend backup power time
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> That would cut down the number of calls emergency
> people need to deal with!
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> I hope this is never implemented where I am in an
> emergency situation and try to call for help
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> On behalf of myself and others who are poor texters
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> Marghanita
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