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Power Source Options
BreadCrumb® devices are designed to operate in a variety of
conditions, including situations where access to power is limited.
Rajant BreadCrumb® models support multiple power sources
including A.C., vehicle D.C., and battery power for one or
multi-day usage on a charge.
Scalability
Rajant networks scale
easily to hundreds of
high-bandwidth nodes.
In addition to flexibility and reliability, Rajant solutions offer
customers the ability to scale wireless networks as demand and
distance requirements change. Greater network efficiencies –
including lower administrative overhead and optimizatio ns for
managing high-bandwidth applications – help extend the power of
Rajant networks and ensure customers stay connected even
as demand on those networks increases.
Layer 2 vs. Layer 3
Rajant’s approach to wireless mesh networking differs from many
other providers in that the kinetic mesh networking technology is
based on a Layer 2 type system. While Layer 3 networks use IP
addresses to track each client device, Layer 2 networks rely on Mac
addresses. An IP address is assigned based on when and where
Multiple Radios and Frequencies Enable
Multiple Simultaneous Functions
a device joins a network, but a Mac address never changes. For
mobility purposes, this makes a Layer 2 network far more efficient.
Operators don’t have to reconfigure the network or worry about
disruption every time a device is on the move.
A Layer 2 system also lets customers run as many IP sub-networks
900 MHz
2.4 GHz
on top of a Rajant-deployed network as needed. Because these
sub-networks are created based on IP number ranges, they are
effectively transparent to a Rajant BreadCrumb®. Customers can use
any protocol on top of a Rajant network as well, from encrypted
Ethernet packets, to IPv4 or IPv6, to non-IP protocols.
3.65 GHz
4.9 GHz
5.8 GHz
CUSTOM Frequencies
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Portable Wireless Mesh Networks: Competitive Differentiation