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How the Totem Compass Works
The Totem Compass is designed to give people freedom—here's how it works.
These three features work together to create the ultimate trifecta of communication capabilities that bypass regular cell phone service or data connection. The mesh network, layered on top of our peer-to-peer connectionless protocol, also explains why the Totem Compasses don’t need a designated router. This means that data hops from one node (in this case, one compass) to another, and will reroute around any broken or blocked paths (i.e. highly congested areas at the event).
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