Product category: Embedded Software and Operating Systems
News Release from: Aerocomm | Subject: MeshRF
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 23 February 2004
Protocol beefs up wireless communications
In response to heavy market demand for a robust mesh networking protocol, AeroComm has developed its MeshRF peer-to-peer technology
The decentralised mesh topology will be embedded into the company's award-winning line of 900MHz transceivers. MeshRF's instinctive networking architecture allows a wireless LAN system to forward traffic between transceiver "nodes" without the need for a master transceiver. Nodes and node groups can easily be added to or removed from existing MeshRF networks with very little effort or additional cost.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 23 February 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Further enhancing scalability and reliability are the protocol's self-healing and auto-routing abilities.
If one node faces dense RF traffic/noise or fails to connect for any reason, data is instantly redirected through an alternate path.
With random channelling, multiple communication links can occur at exactly the same time-one-to-one or one-to-many.
The result is a highly dependable wireless network that has no bottleneck or point of failure.
By supporting a self-enabling system of nodes, each with the ability to independently talk with another, MeshRF complements IEEE802 standards.
To boost data integrity and security, MeshRF uses AeroComm's field-proven FHSS technology and can also employ data-encryption standards.
AeroComm's 900MHz transceivers support transmit-power levels of up to one watt, providing for extremely long range between nodes.
Now, deployment of an embedded MeshRF network will equip OEMs with greatly expandable range, where communication can cross hundreds of miles and even turn corners.
"By deploying a 'masterless' MeshRF network, OEMs can send data virtually around the world", said AeroComm CEO Mike Varady.
"The protocol gives users instant repeater capability and many more efficient new features, providing them with a very versatile interface for any wireless application".
Target industries for MeshRF include those where devices must be able to communicate with one another seamlessly, such as automatic meter reading, sensor data acquisition and industrial automation.
MeshRF-enabled solutions will be available from AeroComm, Avnet, and premier distributors worldwide.
Developer tools and engineering support back every AeroComm product.
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