Connectivity — Everywhere via Everything

Standard communication networks don’t deliver the capacity required for frontline operations of an emergency or disaster recovery exercise. Rajant’s Kinetic Mesh Nodes are anything but standard — small enough not to impact the flight time of a drone or autonomy of a crawler, quickly extending network connectivity far beyond traditional infrastructure in an emergency, delivering high-capacity connectivity.

With Rajant Kinetic Mesh Radios using drones, crawlers and CoWs as communication nodes, organisations can extend coverage out of the box within minutes. A fleet of connected vehicles and drones can act as mobile infrastructure, dynamically providing network access wherever it’s needed most. This approach allows agencies to scale and adapt quickly as operational situations evolve.

In an emergency, connectivity is critical and the role of the emergency vehicle has evolved, allowing the adoption of technologies that can mean the difference between operational success and failure. Starlink access and SDWAN bonded services are enabling the emergency vehicle to act as a communications hub delivering real-time communications from remote locations. But in today’s emergency response situations the emergency vehicle is rarely the front line, and communications need to extend far and wide for operational effectiveness.

Starting from the concept of the vehicle as a node: a connected, always-on platform using our Peplink bonded, LTE and Starlink Services integrated with our Customer Support Portal, RSN Solutions has developed Everything as a Node — (X)aaN — connecting all of your operational assets, vehicles, drones, CoWs and crawlers, delivering, resilient, high-capacity communications wherever the front line of your operations takes place.

Rajant Kinetic Mesh Networks can transform anything into a high-capacity, mobile node, delivering Wi-Fi hotspots and enabling real-time voice, video and data anywhere you deploy an asset in the field.

Scalable, Rapid Deployment

Anything as a Node, or (X)aaN, systems offer the flexibility to adapt to emerging challenges by delivering high-capacity real-time communications using any device that can access an area.

This technology step change gives frontline teams the confidence that they can share live updates, access incident management platforms, or transmit high-resolution video from body-worn cameras — without the frustration of dropped connections while remaining mobile and connected back to an operations command centre via any of the SDWAN connected vehicles on location.

InstaMesh — The Difference

InstaMesh is a patented, decentralized wireless networking protocol developed by Rajant Corporation that powers its Kinetic Mesh networks. Instamesh is specifically designed for highly mobile assets and critical communications environments. It uses a peer-to-peer approach where each network node, or BreadCrumb^®, makes independent, real-time decisions to maintain continuous, low-latency, and robust connectivity for any asset eliminating single points of failure.

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Rajant Kinetic Mesh networks are built around superior reliability and security. To achieve these goals, Rajant utilizes a multi-frequency, multi-peer mesh connection to give every node in the network the ability to talk directly to each other using multiple radios simultaneously. Each node, or BreadCrumb, behaves as a smart wireless device, maintaining connections to every other BreadCrumb that can be connected wirelessly or wired. This web of connections gives Rajant unparalleled reliability, ensuring that packets always have a path home, even in the toughest environments. Rajant BreadCrumbs also support standard Wi-Fi and connect to any Wi-Fi sensors, tablets, phones, PCs, augmented reality devices and more, providing connectivity to billions of devices available today.

With Rajant InstaMesh, the network is flexible and reliable. RSN Solutions can equip mobile assets such as drones, robots, or emergency vehicles with Rajant BreadCrumbs. By doing so, RSN Solutions can provide a mobile infrastructure that is much more powerful than any client device trying to roam. These mobile infrastructure nodes act as mobile access points and communication bridges/repeaters in areas where communications may be weak or lacking reliable coverage. Rajant also utilizes machine-to-machine communications where each vehicle, mobile device, or infrastructure node can communicate locally. With InstaMesh’s dynamic routing protocol, packets are not required to flow in and out of a wired network or go through a route bridge or central controller. This behaviour improves coverage with mobile infrastructure and allows for fully ad-hoc networks to be deployed anywhere, anytime. With InstaMesh, field crews and drones are empowered in mission-critical situations, accessing the front line safely and securely removing personnel from direct danger.

Operational Step Change

The (X)aaN is more than a technology upgrade — it’s a shift in operational philosophy. It puts the network where it’s needed most: with the frontline people and assets doing the work. For emergency services and other mission-critical sectors, it delivers a combination of always-on connectivity, operational flexibility, and cost-efficiency that fixed infrastructure and other mesh networks simply cannot match. Using intelligent, mobile assets to access the front line removes personnel from immediate danger and provides critical information that can reduce response times.

The future of emergency response is high-capacity, mobile connectivity with every asset serving as a node in a dynamic, adaptable communications network. That future is already available.

Top image credit: Hemet Police Department.