A BreadCrumb® is a portable wireless device that uses the IEEE 802.11b protocol; also known as WiFi. BreadCrumbs can mesh with peers as well as associate with clients in Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc mode. Some of the unique features of BreadCrumbs is that they are adaptable to various environments in terms of providing connectivity and flexible enough to support a variety of data applications. This makes them suitable for emergency applications typical for First Responders, Fire Fighters, Police and the Armed forces. This generic nature of BreadCrumbs has given opportunities to connect remote places and especially those from which a large amount of information is to be received.

Apart from rapid deployments and quick connectivity, BreadCrumbs can also be used as permanent installations in urban areas. These settings can be used for daily industrial applications to provide broadband connectivity or as backup systems in case of failure of primary links.

Each BreadCrumb® device has two 802.11b wireless NICs and one externally accessible Ethernet port, which is optional. The wireless NICs enable the BreadCrumb® components to communicate and form the wireless LAN, as well as wireless clients to connect and communicate. The Ethernet port provides hardwired connections for auxiliary network devices, clients, and connection to gateway devices. The Ethernet port also provides a secure connection for some device configuration options which are not available through wireless connections.

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