I do 250 mbits on 21 transponders :) ----- Original Message ----- From: John van Oppen <j...@vanoppen.com> To: Chris Adams <cmad...@hiwaay.net>; Deepak Jain <dee...@ai.net> Cc: nanog@nanog.org <nanog@nanog.org> Sent: Tue Jun 02 14:51:59 2009 Subject: RE: Fiber cut - response in seconds?
Ok, while this is off-topic, let's just point people to Wikipedia: Other satellites (which are NOT in the same position at all times from the prospective of a spot on earth): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geosynchronous_orbit TV, and other fixed positioned (relative to the earth are geostationary): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geostationary_orbit perhaps further comments can go to the discussion pages on Wikipedia since I would wager a very small number of us push any serious number of bits via satellite. John van Oppen Spectrum Networks LLC Direct: 206.973.8302 Main: 206.973.8300 Website: http://spectrumnetworks.us -----Original Message----- From: Chris Adams [mailto:cmad...@hiwaay.net] Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 3:36 PM To: Deepak Jain Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Fiber cut - response in seconds? Once upon a time, Deepak Jain <dee...@ai.net> said: > I promise you that that is not the case for all applications. > Geosynchronous satellites can be anywhere. For the applications you > are considering (communications mostly), equatorial orbit is the most > advantageous. Geosynchronous are only over a particular longitude. They move up and down in latitude, so it isn't over a given point except twice per day (or only once at the extremes). -- Chris Adams <cmad...@hiwaay.net> Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.
