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Comparison of VSAT and Microwave Link in Afg - 23-9-13

The document compares microwave and VSAT satellite links for internet connectivity in Afghanistan and provides recommendations. It finds that while microwave links are much cheaper, the VSAT connection is more reliable with 99.9% uptime as it is not affected by weather or line of sight issues. However, VSAT is more expensive. It recommends a redundancy approach using multiple microwave links or a primary link with a quota-based backup to balance cost and reliability.

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Comparison of VSAT and Microwave Link in Afg - 23-9-13

The document compares microwave and VSAT satellite links for internet connectivity in Afghanistan and provides recommendations. It finds that while microwave links are much cheaper, the VSAT connection is more reliable with 99.9% uptime as it is not affected by weather or line of sight issues. However, VSAT is more expensive. It recommends a redundancy approach using multiple microwave links or a primary link with a quota-based backup to balance cost and reliability.

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ITdepartment VSATandMicrowavelinkscomparisoninAfghanistanandrecommondations S.No 1 Link Microwave Advantages ThepriceforthePakistansPTCLandWateenItssfibers areapproximately4timeslessthenCband ThepriceforUzbakistanfiberisapproximatelytwotimes lessthenCband,thisislinkismorestablethenPakistan links. Linkefficiency,fasterbrowsing(100150ms)whileCband isnormally600700ms Thegoodthingisthatrecentlythenationaltelecom infrastructureisworkedoutwhichhelpbetteronFiber redundancy. Fastbrowsing Disadvantages Instability:ItisnotasmuchstableasVSATSCPCwhichhas99.9 uptime,itusesfiberbackbonewhichisnotsaveinAfghanistan, Fiberbackbonerecoverymostlygetslongtimetorecover.

EquipmentisexpensiveMicrowavetransmissionandreception equipmentisthemost expensiveofallthetypesofwirelesstransmissionequipment Itislimitedtothelineofthesightwhichcannotpassaroundthe hills,buildingsandmountains Atmosphericattenuation(Rain,snow)Forexample,a thunderstormbetweensenderandreceivercanpreventreliable communication betweenthetwo. SafetyBecausethemicrowavebeamisveryhighpowered,itcan poseadangertoany humanoranimalthatcomesbetweentransmitterandreceiver Itscost4timesmoreonnormalPakistanFiberlinks Equipmentsareveryexpensive Slowbrowsing

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Itisstablewith99.9%uptime Weather(rainandsnow)doesnotmakeproblem,we justneedtoremovesnowfromthedish

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Overall,bothlinksaresoefficientinotherworld,butthereMicrowavelinksarenotsostableinAfghanistan Inashortcomparison,theVSAT,SCPC,CbandsHonkongconnectionisthemostreliablelinkwith99.9%uptime,asitisadirectsatellite connectionanditsdowntimemainlyhavetworeasons(suninterferenceandthunderstorms),whichrarelyhappenfrom2:00onward,wehave notexperiencedthisproblemyet,becausetheymayhappenedonnighshifts.Alsothisconnectionisnotaffectedonbadweather.Stillitis4 timesexpensiveincomparisonwithnormalPakistansPTCLandWateenmicrowavelinkandaroundtwotimesexpensivethenUzbakistanfiber link. PreviouslywedidnothavefiberredundancyforMicrowaveslinksinAfghanstan,therefore,theISPswereusinglowcostVSATlinksforthis purpose. Thegoodthingisthat,recentlyAfghanistanestablisheditsnationaltelecominfrastructurebyhavingtwolinksfromPakistan(PTCLandWateen) andonelinkfromUzbakistan,nowtheselinksworkasredundancy.Pakistanlinksarecheaperinpriceandlowinstability,buttheUzbakistan linkishighinpriceandmorestable. Inbrief,duetolowsecurityintheregionbothlinksarenotasmuchstableasVSATis. Consideringall,heregoesmysuggestions. A.Redundancyandloadbalancingoption: ItmeanstosetuptwoMicrowavelinksatthesametimesothattheloadbalancerrelaytherequestsinbothlinks,thisoptionwillhelpasfailover andalsooptimizationofinternetspeed,becauseifonelinkisoverloadedordown,otherlinkwillcoverthisproblem.Itneedsmorecost;more technicaladministrationattentionandtwoISPsfollowup,butwillbetterfittherequirements. Insuchcase,IwouldrecommendtwolinksfromtwoISPs;ourmainlinkshouldbeconnectedtoUzbakistanFiberandthesecondlinkwithPTCL orWateen.Iamnotexperiencedondowntimeforthisatthisstage.TheISPsclaim98%uptime. B.Failoveroption: DuetoinstabilityontheMicrowavelink,wecansetupafailovertechnologysothatiftheprimarylinkgoeslinkthesecondarylinkwouldreplace. thisoptionisalsoconsiderable,becausewewillhavemorebandwidthonourprimarylinkincomparisonwiththeloadbalancingoption. C.Failoverwithaprimarylinkandaquotabasedbackuplink.

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Thisoptionwillhelpbetterforinprice,becausethequotebasedbackuplinkswillbemuchlowinpriceincomparisonwiththetwoabove. D.wecancontinuewiththecurrentsetup: Asitisadedicated,reliableandexperiencedlink.

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