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goTenna’s Advantages and Capabilities

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Why goTenna Pro X

goTenna Pro X is the world’s smallest, lightest, and most cost-effective mesh networking radio. It forms a link of nodes that create a mesh network over long distances in any environment the radio can be quickly deployed to establish reliable communications in just minutes.

 

Secondly, goTenna Pro X is a rugged VHF/UHF radio that pairs with native iOS, and Android smartphones. Compatible with third-party applications like the Android Team Awareness App (ATAK) and the goTenna Pro Application for IOS and Android.

Even when unpaired to a smartphone, The goTenna Pro X can serve as a multi-hop mesh node for any other Pro X’s, reducing the need for large bulky radios.

Accessory Options and USB Support for goTenna Pro X

You can connect your goTenna Pro X over USB. Your Android phone has to support USB Host mode and you must use a well-shielded OTG cable. If pairing through USB is supported, you will be prompted to connect using USB when attempting to pair. If don't see the prompt try checking your Android USB settings. If you don't see these settings your phone might not support USB Host mode.
 

Portal Backhaul

Any operators using goTenna that also have valid connections to the wider internet, and thus the Portal, will act as gateway nodes. They will routinely report not only their locations but the locations of any other nodes they may have received locally back to the server as well. If just a single user is on goTenna and the internet, they can act as a window bringing an entire team that is offline into the common operating picture found in the portal.
 

Relay Mode

A powered goTenna Pro device can receive and relay messages as well as location data. goTenna Pro does not need to be actively paired to a smartphone to act as a relay mode, but it does have to be powered on. This enables users to use the goTenna Pro as stationary relay points in strategic locations to increase range.
 

USB Tethering 

Provided a mobile phone supports USB Host mode and the cable in use is a well-sheilded OTG cable. If pairing through USB is supported the user will be provided with a prompt to once connected. 

 

Key Benefits and Capabilities

Aspen Grove™ protocol is optimized for broadcast (one-to-many) traffic. Most well-developed mesh networking protocols are designed for unicast (one-to-one) traffic, and so limit their scalability. This is all achieved on considerably narrow bandwidths and wide bandwidths all User-defined and programmable to the radios. 

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How is Aspen Grove different from other mesh networking protocols?

A key difference is that other mesh networking protocols use control packets. Aspen Grove is a zero-control-packet protocol, that is, it does not use any control packets whatsoever; the key benefits of this include more options for bandwidth allocation and the ability to fine-tune your network.

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