Patent ID: 8462001

Claim:
A monitoring system for a telecommunication cable station, comprising: an environmental alarm sensor panel located in the telecommunication cable station, the environmental alarm sensor panel comprising a base panel member and a plurality of sensors mounted on the base panel member, the plurality of sensors comprising a first dry contact temperature alert sensor configured to measure an environmental temperature of an equipment room in the telecommunication cable station and generate a first temperature alert signal when the environmental temperature is outside of a first selected temperature range, a dry contact humidity alert sensor configured to measure an environmental humidity of the equipment room and generate a humidity alert signal when the environmental humidity is outside of a selected humidity range, and a dry contact smoke alert sensor configured to sense smoke and fire in the equipment room and generate a smoke alert signal upon sensing the smoke or fire; and monitoring equipment in communication with the plurality of sensors and located in a network operation center remote from the telecommunication cable station, the monitoring equipment being configured to generate a first temperature alarm, a humidity alarm and a smoke alarm in response to receiving the first temperature alert signal, the humidity alert signal and the smoke alert signal, respectively.