Widely deployed in some of the world’s largest mines, Rajant’s Kinetic Mesh Networking technology enhances safety, efficiency and productivity. Conference attendees had the opportunity to see all of Rajant’s flexible, scalable networking solutions, and also got an early look at the newest addition to the company’s family of BreadCrumb network nodes. The BreadCrumb ME4 is a lightweight, portable, ruggedised wireless transceiver that offers new levels of power and flexibility to Rajant Kinetic Mesh networks. With 802.11a/b/g and n compatibility, gigabit Ethernet, a faster processor, smaller form factor, and competitive pricing, the BreadCrumb ME4 is suitable for a wide range of demanding deployments. Also at MINExpo, Rajant unveiled its Tactical Radio over Internet Protocol (TRoIP), a wearable BreadCrumb-headset combination that brings robust plug-and-play, push-to-talk voice connectivity to Rajant BreadCrumbs.
“Mining today is as reliant upon data and voice networking as it is on the shovel and haul truck,” noted Rajant CEO Robert Schena. “Efficient, productive and safe mining operations require extreme reliability in extreme conditions, and Rajant Kinetic Mesh Networks are increasingly relied upon by discerning mines that require a fully mobile, scalable and reliable platform for all mining applications.”
Rajant’s solutions are based on the proven BreadCrumb wireless, portable mesh networking nodes and InstaMesh packet routing software which reliably provide data, video and voice communications in some of the largest and most productive open-pit and underground mines in the world. Rajant BreadCrumb nodes, combined with InstaMesh software enable continuous and instantaneous routing of wireless and wired connections. This dynamic frequency utilisation capability allows for total network mobility – Kinetic Meshing – as well as robust fault tolerance, high throughput and low latency.
The range of applications supported by Kinetic Mesh Networking is virtually unlimited – from voice, video and data, fleet management, condition monitoring, high precision drilling and excavating and gas well monitoring.