Infrastructure & Device Forum
The Infrastructure & Device Forum addresses infrastructure, device, and hardware issues, including wired and wireless networking, guest-room entertainment, telephony, building automation systems, and other applications where the bulk of the cost relates to physical devices or networking.
Below you will find a summary of workgroups that are currently active or in maintenance mode, and that operate within the Infrastructure & Device Forum. It also includes the Infrastructure Resource Team, which is not a workgroup but rather a standing team conducting primary research on infrastructure technologies that are potentially applicable to many workgroups. This table provides a high-level summary for each workgroup, as well as a link for more information, the workgroup's current status, its admission policy for new members, and its voting members and business advisors.
If you don't see the workgroup for which you are looking, you can find a complete list of current, past, and potential workgroups from all forums on our Workgroups page.
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Workgroup Details & Participants
Cellular CoverageAddressing cellular phone coverage issues for hotels, by creating a specification for an IP connected device with the appropriate RF interface for both licensed cellular and WiFi services. More Info: Wiki Status: Maintenance Admission Policy: This workgroup admits new members based on a majority vote of a quorum of voting members. Current members:
Device Control IntegrationSimplifying low-level communications among guest-room devices (electrical controls, consumer electronics, HVAC, minibars, safes, door locks, etc.) by standardizing key aspects of inter-device messaging. More info: Wiki Status: Maintenance Current members:
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Entertainment Device ControlCreating an interoperable solution for remote-controls with hospitality functionality, built on HDMI'S CEC standard. More info: Wiki Status: Maintenance Admission Policy: This workgroup admits new members based on a majority vote of a quorum of voting members. Current members:
Business Advisors:
Hosted Entertainment Content Delivery SolutionsIdentifying and solving the technical challenges for hotels to deploy entertainment systems in a hosted model, with little or no on-premises equipment. More info: Wiki Status: Maintenance Admission Policy: Admits new members based on a majority vote of a quorum of voting members. Current members:
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Infrastructure Resource TeamThis group develops best practices for the deployment of new and existing infrastructure technologies within hospitality as well as the ongoing evaluation of those technologies. Their ultimate goals are to reduce the cost of infrastructure, to provide greater reliability for interfaces to in-room devices, to enable guests to easily connect their own devices, and to provide infrastructure guidelines to support future hotel applications. More info: Wiki Status: Active (Permanent Coordinating Body) Admission Policy: This team admits new members upon application. Voting members:
Business Advisors:
Intelligent Guest RoomTaking advantage of remote addressability of guest-room devices to proactively monitor their health and react appropriately before the guest discovers a problem. More Info: Wiki Status: Active (Chartered) Admission Policy: This workgroup admits new members based on a majority vote of a quorum of voting members. Current members:
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Voice Communication SolutionsDeveloped a specification for an IP PBX and hospitality SIP handset. More info: Wiki Status: Maintenance Admission Policy: This workgroup admits new members based on a majority vote of a quorum of voting members. Current members:
Business Advisors:
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