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VSAT VSAT
The underlying concept behind most VSAT This is still the most economical transmission
systems is to bring telecommunications service architecture for point-to-point communications
directly to the end user without any intermediate when the services are being brought into areas
distribution hierarchy. with relatively high concentrations of users.
Traffic from individual users was bundled
Such conditions do not always apply,
together into larger groups and
Carried over trunk transmission lines via terrestrial VSAT networks take advantage of the wide area
microwave systems, satellite systems, or optical broadcast capabilities of GEO satellites.
fiber cables, before being divided up (demultiplexed)
into smaller traffic streams and redistributed to the
users at the far end.
VSAT VSAT/WLL
In many regions of the world, the potential users are
either widely distributed or the existing
telecommunications infrastructure lacks the capacity to
expand quickly to meet the demand for new users.
This situation applies to most developing countries and,
In many cases, network implementations have been adopted.
Geostationary satellites allied to microwave cellular
technologies have been used to bypass completely the
traditional expansion of analog telephony.
One such solution is wireless local loop (WLL) coupled with
VSAT distribution architectures.
VSAT/WLL VSAT/WLL
The geostationary satellite is used to link a large The VSAT/WLL concept usually has an
number of VSATs with the main switching optimum range of user densities where the
center in a large city. economics are most favorable.
Each VSAT acts as the link to the local
switching center in the village or rural
community, with the final mile of the telephony
link being carried over a wireless local loop
VSAT/WLL VSAT/WLL
Approximate economic break points in the VSAT networks allow multimedia traffic to be
implementation choices for serving new regions with
different population densities. brought directly to the end user, but generally
Physical distances, major transportation routes, and handle only small traffic streams
geographic barriers, as well as the individual country’s
demographics and political influences, can alter the break Sometimes as the equivalent of one voice circuit.
points The traffic stream is also usually intermittent in
Can be affected by
local topography, nature:
availability of optical fibers in the country’s User accesses the satellite in a demand assigned
telecommunications network,
multiple access (DAMA) mode whenever a message
significant transportation routes such as a major rail systems,
is to be sent and receives a short reply in due course.
Allows a lower cost optical fiber to be laid alongside the
railroad tracks or right-of-way.
VSAT/WLL VSAT/WLL
This is typical in a point of sale (POS) VSAT Most VSAT networks do not generate
system that is used to transmit credit card enough traffic to justify a dedicated satellite.
information at a petrol pump or general store. Many do not even have enough traffic at any
Information about the sale and the customer’s given instant to fill one satellite transponder.
credit is sent to a central computer facility, and Most VSAT networks are designed around
an authorization or denial is received in response. the use of leased transponders, in the case of
The interaction between the VSAT and the main a large network, or
hub earth station in the POS transaction is A fractional transponder lease for a medium
completely automatic and transparent to the user. to small network.
Implementation of VSAT Networks One Way Implementation
There are three basic implementations of any
telecommunications service:
One-way Implementation
Spilt-two-way Implementation (sometimes referred
to as split-IP, when referring to Internet traffic, since
the outbound and inbound channels are routed over
different systems).
Two-way Implementation
The two-way implementation is further divided into two
basic network architectures:
Star and Mesh Networks