Hospitality Networking Solution Guide

Hospitality Solutions Network Infrastructure Configuration Blueprint ALCATEL-LUCENT ENTERPRISE 2

Contents 1. Introduction...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

1.1. Purpose ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4

1.1. Audience ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

1.2. Scope............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4

1.3. Acronyms ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

1.4. Related documents .................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

2. Networking Requirements in Hospitality .................................................................................................................................................... 7

2.1. Several systems and one converged network ....................................................................................................................................... 7

2.2. High performance ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 8

2.3. Network security and segmentation ...................................................................................................................................................... 8

2.4. Mobility and unified user experience..................................................................................................................................................... 9

2.5. Network analytics and business insight ................................................................................................................................................. 9

2.6. Wi-Fi and PMS integration ........................................................................................................................................................................ 9

2.7. Location-based services ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10

2.8. Monetizing the network .......................................................................................................................................................................... 10

2.9. The Internet of Things ............................................................................................................................................................................ 10

3. Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Solution Overview and Portfolio .................................................................................................................. 12

3.1. General approach .................................................................................................................................................................................... 12

3.2. LAN equipment ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

3.3. WLAN equipment ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 14

3.3.1. Medium and large deployments ....................................................................................................................................................... 14

3.3.2. Small deployments ............................................................................................................................................................................. 18

3.4. Policy Manager and Guest Management .............................................................................................................................................. 19

3.5. Unified management ............................................................................................................................................................................... 21

4. Business and technical use cases ............................................................................................................................................................... 23

4.1. Small or two-star hotel – Use case 1 .................................................................................................................................................... 23

4.2. Medium or three-star hotel – Use case 2 ............................................................................................................................................. 25

4.3. Large or four-star hotel – Use case 3 ................................................................................................................................................... 26

4.4. Very large or five-star hotel – Use case 4 ........................................................................................................................................... 30

5. Key Features and Differentiators ............................................................................................................................................................... 33

5.1. Features and use case matrix ................................................................................................................................................................ 33

5.2. Node virtualization: Network optimization, costs savings, and more ........................................................................................... 35

5.3. Zero-Touch provisioning ......................................................................................................................................................................... 37

5.4. Radio automated and dynamic management ..................................................................................................................................... 39

5.5. Wireless association optimization: Band and client steering .......................................................................................................... 39

5.6. Role-based profiles: The User Network Profile ................................................................................................................................. 41

5.7. DPI, uNP, Application Visibility and Enforcement ............................................................................................................................. 42

5.8. uNP and Unified Access .......................................................................................................................................................................... 44

5.9. Guest personal networks ........................................................................................................................................................................ 45

5.10. uNP and IoT containment ................................................................................................................................................................. 47

5.11. Guest management and PMS integration ....................................................................................................................................... 48

5.12. Location-based services .................................................................................................................................................................... 49

Hospitality Solutions Network Infrastructure Configuration Blueprint ALCATEL-LUCENT ENTERPRISE 3

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Figure 1: Converged Network ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Figure 2: Alcatel-Lucent Application Fluent Network approach ................................................................................................................................. 12 Figure 3: LAN Equipment portfolio ............................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Figure 4: Traditional three-tiered network ................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Figure 5: Simplified two-tiered network .....................................................................................................................