A standard configuration for the hookup of such resources as power, LAN connectivity, telecommunications, and water/sewage exists within each Mobile unit. Each singlewide unit contains a 200 Amp power service panel and the doublewide unit contains a 400 Amp power service panel. Both units contain a phone patch panel, Cat5 data patch panel, and a data switch. Specific hubs and switches are made available according to customer specific network topology needs. The customer can provide connectivity for support facilities to Mobile Recovery Centers in the form of a hitching post arrangement, or Agility can provide a turnkey facility and voice/data satellite solution. Each of these is described as follows.
Hitching Post
The hitching post is simply a pre-engineered, customer owned connection point, which provides connectivity to the specific infrastructure and services required during a recovery when utilizing Mobile Recovery Solutions. It is highly unlikely that installation of critical services at time of disaster could take place within a reasonable time period; therefore there is a requirement for the expenditure and pre-installation of these critical recovery facilities in advance. At a minimum, a hitching post will supply power service and data connectivity from the customer network to the mobile units.
Identification of the critical infrastructure and resources a customer will need and identifying a suitable location for the recovery are key elements to designing the hitching post. Utilizing existing resources at remote corporate sites can greatly reduce the cost of implementing a hitching post solution. Figures 7 and 8 show what some typical customer hitching posts may look like:
Figure 7 - Hitching Post Including Power |
Figure 8 - Hitching Post Close-up |
