The room remained quiet. A couple of people picked up telephones, and within three minutes, the Southeast was green again. Only 120 or so calls, which happened to have been connected through the switch damaged by the explosion, were disconnected. Every other call was rerouted automatically. By comparison, my five week blackout is small potatoes.
Network management is a black art.
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