Why is mesh networking an appealing alternative to todays WLAN architectures?
It offers a robustness that you can’t get with traditional networking. It offers the ability to cover distances that you couldn’t cover with a traditional WLAN. It allows you to route data around obstacles, and that is very important for public safety organizations. It does not require a line-of-sight to connect. And it usually allows devices to fail over to 2.5G or 3G networks.