Chapter 8. Case Study: Military Exercise in Thailand
Figure 8-2. BCAdmin screen during exercise showing BreadCrumb network
Figure 8-3. View of beach from command center
Rajant also teamed up with the Naval Postgraduate School, Mercury Data Systems, Redline Communications and the Thai Military to set up a demonstration border security network in Lop Buri, Thailand. The Thai military was impressed by the capabilities of the BreadCrumb network, most importantly by the ease and speed of deployment when compared to other wireless technologies they have tried.
The network consisted of cameras placed on a mountain top and an airborne balloon with live video feed streaming back to the base command. An 802.16 link provided by Redline Communications streamed Internet capabilities from Bangkok and the camera feed from the mountain top. There were three BreadCrumb devices placed around the command base creating a meshed network. A fourth BreadCrumb device was placed on the balloon, ensuring that the camera stayed within the network and
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