Broadband Access Using Ethernet over PDH Based Microwave Radio Link for Rural Area

There is still gap among people living in city and in rural area to get information access, especially who lived in the Eastern part of Indonesia. People living in such rural area usually are isolated from town by nature like rivers, valleys, hills and so on. Therefore, telecommunication infrastructure for rural area using cooper is not effective and efficient way to build. The issue is how information and communication technology could penetrate such areas. This research aimed to propose technology that could be implemented to overcome the difficulties. Ethernet over Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy (EoPDH) is one of many techniques that can provide Ethernet connectivity over non-Ethernet networks. EoPDH is a standardized methodology for transporting native Ethernet frames over the existing established PDH transport technology. To provide last mile for the local people, use of Mesh Wireless Local Area Network is made and connected to internet gateway via Ethernet over PDH based microwave radio link as an access backhaul. The test showed that the Ethernet frames are successfully transported to rural area with good quality of service such as throughput, response time and transaction rate