3. Concepts
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Reticulum
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Reticulum is a cryptographic, decentralised mesh protocol that enables Kaonic radios to communicate across multiple hops without central servers or infrastructure. Each packet is addressed and routed based on cryptographic identities, ensuring end-to-end security. Kaonic extends this with hardware acceleration and multi-band support, allowing resilient communication in contested environments.

- Up to 128 encrypted hops  
- Identity-based addressing and routing  
- Operates independently of internet, GPS, or base stations  
- Lightweight and efficient for constrained hardware  

HopSync frequency hopping
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HopSync is Beechat’s stateless frequency-hopping system designed for low probability of intercept (LPI) and low probability of detection (LPD) detection and resistance to interference. Unlike synchronised hopping schemes, HopSync does not require a master clock, reducing latency and avoiding single points of failure. It scales efficiently across large node counts while maintaining link robustness in jamming-heavy environments.

- Stateless, no synchronisation overhead  
- LPI/LPD anti-detection and anti-jam design  
- Scales to hundreds of nodes  
- Adaptive hopping pattern for high resilience  

Zero-trust security design
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Kaonic is built on a zero-trust foundation where each device is its own root of trust. Security is enforced by strong cryptographic identities, secure boot processes, and signed firmware updates. Communications are encrypted end-to-end, and tamper-detection mechanisms prevent compromised hardware from rejoining a network without re-provisioning.

- End-to-end, post-quantum-ready encryption  
- Device-anchored identity as root of trust  
- Secure boot and signed OTA updates  
- Tamper detection to preserve network integrity