System Manual

EkoTek System Installation and Configuration Manual

9261-8173 issue: 8 Page 5

1. EkoTek principles

Each EkoTek product is a node that forms part of a self-organising radio mesh

network:

Node Node

Node

Node Node

Node

Each node in the network searches for links to nearby nodes, to form the network

mesh. Organising the network is an automatic function carried out by the nodes

themselves – configuration is not required.

As the network is self-organising, it is also self-repairing. Should a node (repeater)

fail, the network will automatically reconfigure around the failed node:

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Node

Re-route

The dimensions of the network are defined by the layout and distribution of repeater

nodes, the layout being arranged to meet the requirement, e.g. reception and public

areas of a hospital, accident and emergency department, or all floors of a building for

security guard lone-worker protection.