Mesh Service

Mesh networking is a type of networking wherein each site in the network may act as an independent router, regardless of whether it is connected to another network or not.

It allows for continuous connections and reconfiguration around broken or blocked paths by “hopping” from site to site until the destination is reached. Mesh networks differ from other networks in that the component parts can all connect to each other via multiple HUBs, and they generally are not mobile. Mesh networks are self-healing: the network can still operate when one remote breaks down or a connection goes bad.

As a result, the network may typically be very reliable, as there is often more than one path between a source and a destination in the network. Although mostly used in wireless scenarios, this concept is also applicable to V.Sat networks and software interaction. The animation at the right illustrates how wireless mesh networks can self form and self heal. For more animations see History of Wireless Mesh Networking.