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Mines are rapidly adopting automation, unmanned systems, industrial IoT, and AI to boost productivity, efficiency, and safety. As these operations become more connected and complex, keeping communications reliable across mobile equipment and mission-critical systems gets harder, especially at sites that stay in operation for decades. Building a resilient mining network infrastructure means addressing several key considerations.

Key Considerations for a Resilient Mining Network

#Availability

Keep your mine connected around the clock with wired and wireless networks that deliver high bandwidth, rapid redundancy, and advanced roaming.
#Interoperability

Streamline operations through OT/IT data convergence, multi-protocol integration, and edge computing.
#Visibility

Monitor and manage wired and wireless communication networks in real time for faster troubleshooting and more efficient maintenance.
#Cybersecurity

Strengthen OT network cybersecurity and align with IEC 62443 as IT and OT systems converge.
#Energy Diversity

Support sustainable, hybrid power supplies with stable communications across renewable energy, battery energy storage, smart grids, and microgrids.
#Lifecycle Risk Management

Protect operational continuity across decades of mining with scalable infrastructure, long-term lifecycle support, and technology that evolves with your site.

Mining Applications Powered by Resilient Connectivity

Reliable mining automation depends on stable communication networks. With more than 37 years of expertise in edge connectivity, industrial computing, and network infrastructure, Moxa delivers proven, durable technologies deployed at mine sites worldwide. Moxa solutions cover autonomous vehicles, fleet management, underground extraction, environmental monitoring, process control, and hybrid power management for renewable energy and battery energy storage systems (BESS).

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Why Moxa:
Technologies That Keep Critical Mining Networks Running

Network Availability

Maximize uptime and system resilience in mining automation with Moxa’s Turbo Ring and Turbo Chain topologies. They provide multicast packet handling with 20 ms recovery times for up to 250 devices, plus flexible expansion for your system design.

(*Note: Recovery time for 10G/1G Ethernet is < 50 ms)

To guarantee data integrity, PRP and HSR meet the rigorous IEC 62439-3 standard. Using packet duplication, they deliver zero packet loss and zero recovery time.

PRP and HSR zero-recovery-time redundancy

Wireless Network Reliability

Scalable and Resilient Industrial Wi-Fi Mesh Networks

AeroMesh automatically forms and optimizes the wireless mesh topology, enabling rapid, scalable deployment with less cabling. Its self-healing redundancy dynamically reroutes traffic when a portal or node fails, keeping communication low-latency and uninterrupted for demanding mining applications such as real-time 4K video streaming, remote monitoring, and autonomous operations.

Self-forming Architecture: Builds Wi-Fi backhaul links automatically, with no extra controllers needed.
Self-healing Redundancy: Multiple mesh portal (MPR) redundancy ensures fast backhaul recovery, averaging < 2.5 seconds within 15 hops.

Note: The listed average latency of < 2.5 seconds within 15 hops is based on test results from test infrastructure under optimal conditions. Actual latency depends on environmental conditions.

Self-forming, low-latency industrial mesh network animation

Self-forming, Low-latency Industrial Mesh Networks

Multi-MPR redundancy animation for always-on industrial connectivity

Self-healing, Multi-MPR Redundancy for Always-on Industrial Connectivity

Always-on Mobility with Client-based Fast Roaming

Turbo Roaming handover time between APs < 150 ms.
Roaming parameters are configurable to suit different environments.
Client-based roaming that does not depend on APs.

Note: Turbo Roaming V2.0, coming in 2027, will further reduce roaming handoff time to less than 50 ms for even more seamless wireless connectivity.

Network Security

Defend against evolving cyber threats with products aligned with IEC 62443-4-2.

Real-time Visibility

Reduce risk and improve maintenance efficiency with Moxa network management software that monitors your network in real time.

Real-time network visibility and monitoring

End-to-End Solutions

A one-stop source for high-performance connectivity, communication, and computing solutions, built on robust hardware that keeps your business running without interruption.

End-to-end industrial solutions for mining

Industry Recognition

A reliability pioneer since 1987, with 300+ successful deployments at mine sites worldwide and recognition from mining groups and system integrators across the globe.

Professional technical support for mining projects

Best-in-Class Support

Get professional technical support, including application consulting, proof of concept (PoC), troubleshooting, and skills training, plus long-term driver and OS update services.