3. Concepts

Reticulum

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

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

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