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Current hospitality networks are already lagging behind in terms of broadband adoption and high-speed online offered services, and they might not be able to cope with the increasing bandwidth demands required to distribute high-definition video traffic. We propose the use of a converged optical network adapted to the specific needs of the hospitality environment, providing a future-proof and easy to manage solution based on optical fiber wiring, together with radio-over-fiber techniques for wireless access. For short distance installations with reduced transmission losses, the use of plastic optical fiber will significantly lower the infrastructure costs. We use detailed full-system simulations to analyze the validity of such infrastructure to provide a unified, pervasive and future-proof all-optical solution. Bandwidth loads in excess of 5 Gb/s have been detected on the architecture, while being able to serve high-definition TV channels with ultra low latencies.
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Artundo, I., García-Roger, D., Ortega, B. (2012). Converged Optical Networks for Multimedia Distribution and Data Services in Hospitality Environments. In: Obaidat, M.S., Tsihrintzis, G.A., Filipe, J. (eds) e-Business and Telecommunications. ICETE 2010. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 222. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25206-8_8
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