RAJANT KINETIC MESH®

An Autonomous Network to
Power Mobility & Autonomy
in Open-Pit Mines
Rajant’s Kinetic Mesh is the The shape, depth, and configuration of a surface mine
only wireless network that is constantly changing as extraction occurs. Equipment
and infrastructure must be moved almost daily away from
autonomously adapts to
new blast zones, which means network coverage must
operational and environmental frequently shift too. This creates a problem for traditional
change, dynamically evolving to wireless networks that operate from fixed infrastructure,
keep applications, equipment, such as Wi-Fi Mesh, Point-to-Multi-Point, and LTE. Massive
and open-pit mine production towers require significant effort to relocate, and hours of
running nonstop. manual configuration to redeploy once they have been
moved. The most costly part is the coverage impact that
occurs during these transitions; with the network down,
the mine cannot run the real-time applications necessary
to maintain 24/7 productivity and site-wide worker safety.
If It’s Moving, It’s Rajant:
Keeping Ever-
All network nodes can be mobile and
Changing Open-Pit create a mesh between moving equipment.
Mines Covered Lightweight BreadCrumb® nodes work peer-to-peer to form a multi-radio
Kinetic Mesh network. These nodes can be deployed on fixed infrastructure
or moving assets such as trucks and shovels, uniquely enabling vehicle-to-
vehicle (V2V) communications between mobile equipment.
Rajant provides a simple but robust
Once configured for the mesh, if coverage needs to be shifted, the compact
solution to modify or expand network nodes can be easily relocated and will instantly reconnect to begin meshing
coverage dynamically as your mine with nearby nodes.
footprint evolves.

The unique nature of our Kinetic Mesh Multi-radio, multi-frequency redundancy

architecture allows open-pit operations delivers mission-critical reliability.
to easily introduce, relocate, or remove BreadCrumbs are able to hold multiple connections over multiple frequencies
network infrastructure – without causing simultaneously, creating hundreds of potential paths over which to direct
any network downtime – to deliver highly traffic. Rajant’s InstaMesh® networking protocol works in real-time to select
adaptable coverage and continuous the fastest path or paths for delivery. If a path becomes unavailable or blocked,
connectivity. Here’s how: InstaMesh will dynamically route communications via the next-best available
path. That means nodes can be relocated without causing any downtime, and
interference or signal blockage caused by the changing open-pit environment
will not compromise network performance.
Long-term scalability managed with All-in-one functionality, all in one
minimal technical resources. network device.
After initial configuration, when new BreadCrumbs are turned There is a lot of power packed into every BreadCrumb,
on, they automatically begin communicating with other nodes which can act as a repeater, client, access point, switch,
in the area, autonomously and without outside intervention. router, bridge, and gateway. With Rajant, you can greatly
The network is easily scalable to hundreds of high-bandwidth simplify your network infrastructure, make it highly portable,
nodes, and Rajant uniquely offers cross-generational and add the power of InstaMesh for autonomously
compatibility to ensure you never have to forklift your existing adaptable, continuous mobile connectivity.
infrastructure investment and have full control over when
upgrades are made. The Rajant Peregrine
Rajant’s solution also includes robust testing and troubleshooting BreadCrumb® offers higher
features that further streamline management. For example, throughput with enhanced
you have the ability to run iPerf3 directly from the BreadCrumb; security performance using
the BreadCrumb can also be used as a packet capture device. 256QAM, 80 MHz channels,
and hardware acceleration.

High Availability for Any

Number of Real-Time Mining WHERE RAJANT FITS IN THE OSI MODEL
Applications
LAYER 1
The differentiated multi-radio architecture of a Kinetic IEEE 802.11 PHY
Mesh network means that Rajant is the only industrial
wireless solution that can support continuous mobile
connectivity. Wi-Fi clients can only have one live
connection at a time, creating loss of connectivity
LAYER 2
during a handoff. Rajant never breaks for handoff,
Rajant InstaMesh® / 802.11 MAC
and creates additional advantages with:

Advantages of Layer 2 over Layer 3: Devices

communicate via MAC address vs. having to
translate to IP address. This creates significant
latency savings when aggregating across an entire
A Layer 2 Network network running multiple applications simultaneously
While InstaMesh leverages a proprietary algorithm and seamlessly integrates into Layer 3 networks.
and sends packages over Layer 2, it is fully compatible
with IEEE 802.3, 802.1q and 802.11 standards. Any third party
mining application that can communicate over Ethernet
or IP can be transported over the Kinetic Mesh network.

Full Duplex Communication Dynamic Transmit Power (DTP)

Multi-radio BreadCrumbs are able to receive and transmit With DTP enabled, BreadCrumbs use less power when
data simultaneously, allowing more data to be moved communicating with nearby peers vs. distant ones. DTP
faster. This enables the network to accomodate more automatically adjusts the per-peer transmit power based
applications at the same time, and Rajant’s Quality of on the Signal Quality required to send information and
Service (QoS) provisioning ensures mission-critical data improves signal to noise ratio (SNR), providing higher
is delivered before lower-priority application data. throughput in very dense networks by minimizing noise.
 DID YOU KNOW?

Rajant’s network is deployed with virtually

every open-pit mining fleet management
An Autonomous Network
system used today. In fact, Rajant networks Made for V2V and Autonomy
are running more than 30 different
applications in use at the world’s largest
mines, including:
The single biggest requirement for open-pit mining
networks today is an ability to support autonomy.
Fleet & Asset Management
• Fleet Guidance Monitoring Rajant delivers on this demand with an autonomous
• Real-Time Asset Tracking network. InstaMesh dynamically optimizes Kinetic Mesh
• Equipment Health Monitoring
performance as network characteristics change, without
• Telemetry from Remote Sensors
• Predictive Maintenance
the need for a controller node or human intervention.
Mobile nodes can communicate directly with each
other to enable V2V communications between both
Safety Applications manned and unmanned vehicles.
• Driver Fatigue Management
• Anti-collision Unlike any other industrial wireless solution available, it
• Video Surveillance adapts on the fly with evolving conditions and makes multiple
• High Wall Monitoring connections over multiple frequencies per node for resilient,
• Tailings Dam Monitoring never-break mobility: a mandate for V2V and particularly
for autonomy. In any other network, intermittent breaks in
Next-Gen Applications connectivity occur which cause autonomous systems to stop
running. Rajant provides the mission-critical link needed to
• Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) Communications communicate with and tele-operate these systems, keeping
• Pit-to-Plant-to-Port Communications them moving nonstop so production efficiency never wavers.
• Autonomous Drones (UAVs)
• Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs)
• Autonomous Fleets (trucks, dozers, drills, etc.)
Relied Upon by the
World’s Leading Mines
Kinetic Mesh networks are deployed throughout more than 230 of the largest open pit mines across
more than 65 countries today, and over 99% of BreadCrumbs ever deployed are still operational today.
They are helping mines across the globe—from small operations with several trucks to the largest open-pit
mines in the world—to overcome application performance and reliability issues that stem from their always-
changing environment, and to capitalize on new efficiency, safety, and productivity gains.

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Rajant can connect your mission-critical applications.
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