Prototipe Jaringan Akses Internet Dengan Menggabungkan Dua Link Radio Microwave Menggunakan Metode Load Balancing

People who live in rural areas still often face problems or obstacles in accessing information via the internet. The common problem they face is poor Internet Service Provider (ISP) service provider connectivity, such as network drops and slowness. The purpose of this study is to build a prototype internet access network for people living in rural areas using two microwave radio links based on Ethernet over Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy (PDH) technology as a backhaul connected to an ISP. The method used to integrate the two radio links is to use the load balancing method which is a feature found on the Mikrotik router that functions to combine internet traffic from both ISPs simultaneously and channel it to a local network provided for public internet access. Apart from that, the load balancing router also functions as a protection system where if one of the traffic drops which may be caused by an outage (dead) radio link or a service from an ISP that dies, it is hoped that the traffic will still be there so that users can still get internet service. Based on the results of testing and measurements with a traffic data rate of 1.3 Mbps, it can be concluded that this research was successful in building a prototype of a reliable and stable internet access network for the public to obtain information.