Use size to frame the discussion
Rooms are a useful procurement starting point, but one hotel may have large event areas, staff accommodation or outdoor coverage that dominates network demand.
- 20 /50 rooms: consider a simple gateway, local PoE access and a compact management approach before introducing a modular OLT.
- 100 rooms: compare room ONU/PON and floor Ethernet, including public-area demand.
- 200 /500 rooms: examine building distribution, aggregation redundancy, operations, spare stock and staged commissioning.
Count services by location
Do not multiply room count into a camera, AP or port count without a layout. Room walls, corridor shape, mounting and concurrent clients influence RF coverage.
- Guest rooms: Wi-Fi, TV, voice and optional room-control interfaces.
- Public areas: lobby, restaurants, meeting rooms, parking and outdoor zones.
- Operations: PMS, staff devices, CCTV/VMS, access control, back office and maintenance.
Plan day-two operations
Agree who provisions rooms and troubleshoots a failed service. A remote adapter replacement or software entitlement can affect guest operations.
- Provide accessible ONU/AP locations, labeled ports and spare room profiles.
- Test IPTV multicast, voice registration, guest isolation and roaming with the actual platform.
- Define UPS coverage and the migration/rollback window around occupancy.