http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/engineering-and-technology/index.htm?LKCAMPAIGN=it001_sub&MEDIA=it001_ete What happens when one of the worst terrorist attacks in history strikes the densest cluster of networks on the planet? How did the largest communications provider in the United States handle the surge in demand? Despite surviving earthquakes, hurricanes and other man-made and natural disasters, the staff at AT and T struggled to cope with the flood of calls that followed the tragic events of September 11th. Over the course of the day they handled in excess of 400 million calls as people in America, and all over the world tried to contact friends and family in New York. This collection gives a snapshot of how the communications company dealt with the unprecedented technological challenges by using techniques such as call gapping to help free up other services. The Open University 2011 en Wed, 13 Feb 2013 07:09:54 +0000 OU Podcast System by KMi http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://media-podcast.open.ac.uk/feeds/wires-01/attack-the-wires_itunes-template_01617_std.jpg http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/engineering-and-technology/index.htm?LKCAMPAIGN=it001_sub&MEDIA=it001_ete 9/11: Attack on the Wires - for iPad/Mac/PC What happens when one of the worst terrorist attacks in history strikes the densest cluster of networks on the planet? How did the largest communications provider in the United States handle the surge in demand? Despite surviving earthquakes, hurricanes and other man-made and natural disasters, the staff at AT and T struggled to cope with the flood of calls that followed the tragic events of September 11th. Over the course of the day they handled in excess of 400 million calls as people in America, and all over the world tried to contact friends and family in New York. This collection gives a snapshot of how the communications company dealt with the unprecedented technological challenges by using techniques such as call gapping to help free up other services. Emergency, dial tone, alert, circuits What happens when one of the worst terrorist attacks in history strikes the densest cluster of networks on the planet? How did the largest communications provider in the United States handle the surge in demand? Despite surviving earthquakes, hurricanes and other man-made and natural disasters, the staff at AT and T struggled to cope with the flood of calls that followed the tragic events of September 11th. Over the course of the day they handled in excess of 400 million calls as people in America, and all over the world tried to contact friends and family in New York. 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Theatre, RSC, production, movies, music The Open University No Transcript -- A way in the network distributed calls to avoid an overload. 4 http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/engineering-and-technology/index.htm?LKCAMPAIGN=it001_sub&MEDIA=it001_ete http://podcast.open.ac.uk/feeds/wires-01/transcript/call_gapping_01617_15708.pdf Wed, 07 Sep 2011 06:06:35 +0100 AT and T completed a record 430 million call completions on 9/11. Statistical Spikes AT and T completed a record 430 million call completions on 9/11. Critique, study, essay, compare, review, AT and T completed a record 430 million call completions on 9/11. Critique, study, essay, compare, review, The Open University No AT and T completed a record 430 million call completions on 9/11. 5 http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/engineering-and-technology/index.htm?LKCAMPAIGN=it001_sub&MEDIA=it001_ete http://podcast.open.ac.uk/feeds/wires-01/desktop-all/911communication03.m4v Wed, 07 Sep 2011 06:05:36 +0100 00:02:51 Transcript -- AT and T completed a record 430 million call completions on 9/11. Transcript -- Statistical Spikes Transcript -- AT and T completed a record 430 million call completions on 9/11. Critique, study, essay, compare, review, AT and T completed a record 430 million call completions on 9/11. 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