Russian government’s disconnection test

[surfer at mauigateway.com (Scott Weeks)]

Anyone got any technical info on how Russia plans to execute a 
disconnection test of the internet?  I am starting to see this 
on web sites again: 

https://slate.com/technology/2019/10/russia-runet-disconnection-domestic-internet.html

and started wondering how they plan to do that?  DNS? firewalls?
Shut off optics on fiber?  Stop satellite comms?  What about 
microwave?

https://aviatnetworks.com/solutions/ip-mpls-microwave


"Russia plans to execute a so-called disconnection test of the 
internet sometime in Octoberâ??right ahead of Nov. 1, when a new 
law about domestic internet kicks into gear. Russia plans to then 
repeat this test at least once a year."

"For one, â??equipment is being installed on the networks of 
major telecom operators,â?? Alexander Zharov, head of Roskomnadzor, 
told reporters."


scott