DocumentCode :
1287377
Title :
New aspect of buried urban telephone distribution
Author :
Chilberg, G.L.
Author_Institution :
American Telephone and Telegraph Company, New York, N. Y.
Volume :
83
Issue :
70
fYear :
1964
Firstpage :
37
Lastpage :
46
Abstract :
In 1955, the Bell System initiated a program for developing the necessary methods, tools, and materials to permit construction of economical buried telephone distribution plant. The buried installations up to that time were generally costly, compared with conventional aerial plant, and were in most instances restricted to very-high-priced residential areas. The postwar development of plastic insulated conductor (PIC) cable and the associated ready-access type of terminations made the prospects quite promising. This paper summarizes results achieved to date and describes those methods, tools, and materials which have produced the best results. The term “telephone distribution” includes the subscriber loop plant from the central office to the customer´s premise. Urban (in contrast to rural) denotes a built-up area, served by a network of metallic underground utility pipes which tends to act as a ground network in the event of lightning. Methods, tools, and materials used in urban and rural installations are basically the same except that added precautions must, in many instances, be included to prevent lightning damage in rural areas.
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Communication and Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0536-1532
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TCOME.1964.6539566
Filename :
6539566
Link To Document :
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