Lorica Room Center

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Lorica Management Node

Dramatic Cost Savings and an Enhanced Guest Experience

The Lorica Room Center is the only managed converged network specifically designed to meet the needs of the hospitality industry. Two+ years in the making, the LRC is a comprehensive solution that addresses hardware, software, wiring, management, security and support for a truly converged hotel IP network. All this while drastically reducing cabling costs and providing substantial efficiencies in ongoing support.

Installed close to or within the guest rooms it serves, the LRC’s efficient use of a single copper or fiber cable, short runs and wireless communications significantly reduce costs and make post-construction upgrades easier.

Untangling Your Technology

The state-of- the-art LRC “untangles” your in-room technology, eliminating the jumble of poorly interfaced networks. It acts as an intelligent communication hub and monitoring node enabling and managing virtually any IP based application – delivering wired and wireless High Speed Internet Access; managing in-room devices; connecting and powering IP phones; and delivering content to set-top boxes. See design details.

Hospitality Needs Engineered In

At every point in the design of the LRC, the special needs of the hospitality industry — from critical security considerations to power to bandwidth requirements to easy maintenance — were engineered into the network solution.

Unparalleled Support

No longer will your first notification of a problem with an in-room device be a guest calling the front desk. With the LRC, all applications and devices are monitored and managed in real time by the Lorica Solutions Center, our world class 24 x 7 Network Operations Center and Help desk.

Immediate and Long Term Benefits

Reduced Cabling Cost – LRC deployments significantly reduce cabling cost, with “a single pipe to the room,” eliminating multiple networks and cable runs per room.
Customizable Feature Set – The LRC can be customized to cost effectively accommodate desired in-room devices and services now or in the future. Examples include the optional analog phone adapter that allows hotels to benefit from VoIP telephony while using inexpensive standard hotel phones in areas where high cost VoIP handsets are not necessary. The LRC’s Zigbee radio module option allows communication with in-room devices like door locks, in-room controls and minibars and the LRC’s one Wireless Radio Cards provide 802.11 HSIA access point functionality.
Fast Reliable Wireless Internet - The LRC’s wired and wireless Internet access provides increased performance for improved guest satisfaction. And our Hospitality Access Points offer integrated HSIA coverage in common areas and meeting rooms to complement the LRC’s in-room coverage.
Monitoring and granular control of bandwidth for both guests and specific applications. This ensures reliable network operations and enables hotels to provide flexible throughput options and tiered pricing that can create new revenue opportunities, if desired.
Security Features – The LRC is designed with hospitality specific features including user authentication and port to port security ensuring that all sessions are safe from intrusion.
Cost effective and Reliable DC Power System – The LRC DC power system maintains key services such as phone service through a power outage. The design is more reliable than backup generators alone which require spin up time, during which conventional networks crash and key services can fail.
Robust and Proactive Monitoring – Lorica’s Network Operations Center (NOC) staff proactively monitor every device on the network. At first sign of trouble, an alarm at the NOC will sound and staff will document and address the problem, typically before guests are aware that a problem may exist. Learn more.
Smooth Network Management - The LRC management node includes a built in graphic management interface that provides real-time views of the property’s network, accessible by property staff and Lorica NOC staff, making problem identification and communication easy and efficient. This frees hotel staff from time consuming and frustrating problem identification and endless calls to multiple vendors. Learn more.
Professional Guest Call Center – Lorica’s 24 x 7 x 365 call center is staffed by professionals who are attuned to the special needs of hotel guests and staff. Hospitality trained, the call center staff members treat your guests the same way your hotel staff does. Learn more.