Flood drills at Rostelecom

They say ... somewhere in the Sverdlovsk region there is a major trunk communication channel ... there are several of them rather. So they say in Rostelecom, but they are not going to disclose the exact location of the trunk cables, and it’s only the top management of the company who know this information. Force majeure and accidents at such critical parts of the infrastructure are serious business and are fraught with disastrous consequences. Despite the fact that the last major accident in the Urals branch of Rostelecom dates back to 2005, the company holds quarterly exercises to eliminate the possible consequences of a rush on important communication lines.

April 2017 was the month of regular exercises. In this regard, Rostelecom decided to once again demonstrate to the public the methods and technology of action in emergency situations.

So. Venue field near the village of Olkhovka. According to legend, the Moscow-Beijing trunk line was damaged due to the spring flood. One of the best brigades of "Rostelecom" in the Sverdlovsk region arrived to reanimate the cable.
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The location of the damage with an accuracy of several meters can be determined using an OTDR, and then an exact location of the damage is found using a cable detector.







The precipice turned out to be under water, which means that the pumping station and the Mistrali will also be used. In the Urals “Rostelecom”, so-called compact French excavators, which were delivered to the operator on the same day, when the French refused to supply the aircraft carriers of the same name to Russia.









Compact excavator comfortably housed in the back of a cargo "Gazelle". The repair team with the help of special racks help the “Mistral” to go down to the ground, while the rest prepare the pump station for work.





People, “Mistral” and the pumping station work smoothly, and after a short period of time, the damaged cable can be obtained from under the water column and several meters of land. At the next stage, an insert of several tens of meters of cable will be made at the site of the damage.













Damaged cable leads to the laboratory room on wheels, where the cable will be mounted in the coupling.





Fiber optic welding will take place in a specially equipped laboratory on wheels. These "KAMAZ" have everything you need for long work away from civilization. Therefore, it is comfortable to cook optics in such a laboratory.









To check the work of the repaired fiber, the team at hand has an optical phone. It is connected to the cable and check the connectivity. In addition, it is suitable for communication in remote places where there is simply no mobile signal.







The accident was eliminated promptly - in Rostelecom, the elements are ready for the rampant. A fruitful day can be completed with a field kitchen.



Meet the spring fully armed "Rostelecom" has to annually. For the time of the unfavorable flood situation, emergency-prevention groups, repair and restoration teams, and emergency-restoration communication teams were formed.

This year, in the Middle Urals, snow fell above the norm by 15-30%, so the spring flood in the Sverdlovsk region is serious.