The elf Within Fontevraud Abbey - Micronet

VDSL Case Study
Fontevraud Abbey (or Fontevrault Abbey) is
located in the village of near Anjou, France
The elf Within Fontevraud Abbey
Customer Profile:
Overlooking the near nine hundred
year-old Fontevraud Abbey, which has just
been refurbished recently, it is hard to
believe the miserable history behind it.
Fontevraud Abbey (or Fontevrault Abbey)
was founded by the preacher Robert of
Arbrissel, The first permanent structures
were built between 1110 and 1119. The
abbey is located in the village near Anjou,
France. Although the abbey was a double
monastery, with both monks and nuns on
the same site, Robert of Arbrissel still
insisted that the leader of the abbey
should always be a woman and also
appointed Petronille de Chemille as the
first abbess. She was then succeeded by
Madilda d'Anjou, the aunt of Henry II of
England. This attracted many rich and
noble abbesses over the years, including
members of the French Bourbon royal
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family. Henry II's wife, Eleanor of
Aquitaine, became a nun here while
Isabella d'Anjou was the abbess.
During the French Revolution, from 1789
to 1799, the abbey was dissolved. The last
abbess Madame d'Antin, died in poverty in
Paris. On 17 August 1792, a Revolutionary
decree order evacuation of all
monasteries, to be completed by 1
October 1792. The abbey became a
prison from 1804 to 1963, in which year it
was given to the French Ministry of
Culture.
The restoration of Fontevraud Abbey was
finished about 2006 under the direction of
French architect Lucien Magne.
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VDSL Case Study
signal to go through (c) use WLAN (wireless)
Outdoor/indoor solution to allow the network signal to go
through.
Fontevraud Abbey (or Fontevrault Abbey) owns
The roof of the oldest cook room in Furope
If proposal (c) is adopted, It's hard to imagine that a WLAN
Antenna need to be put up on the steeple of nine hundred
year-old Fontevraud Abbey. Therefore, the proposal (c)
was quickly abandoned.
If proposal (b) is adopted, the distance limitation should be
less than 100 meter for safety regulations. A cable with
the length of more than 100 meter will cause the signal
reduction or data loss, and Fontevraud Abbey occupies 25
-30 hectares and with about 500M in length and 500M in
width. Therefore, the proposal (b) was given up.
If proposal (a) is adopted, the solutions of ADSL2, VDSL or
VDSL2 can be implemented. But there is certain limitation
for each solution.
Please refer to the following:
The date rate of ADSL2 upstream is 1-2Mbps (too slow).
The data rate of VDSL is 25Mbps within 0.8KM.
The data rate of VDSL2 is up to100Mbps.
This is why VDSL will be the solution for this critical
challenge in this case.
The Solution
Internet and Phone Service via VDSL
The Challenge
The Fontevraud Abbey occupies 25 -30 hectares and with
about 500M in length and 500M in width. The main
buildings are about 3-4 story high. It has a very famous
hospitality in France and also would like to provide internet
service to tourism and staffs. However, the old historic wall
never allows deployment of any "cables" to destroy the
beauty of the original structure. Besides, the Fontevraud
Abbey only has 1 month to set up the network architecture
during the slack season. The challenge of this project is to
integrate the telephony needs into SIP solution and also to
coordinate the vast number of professionals and workforce
who work on this wonderful but complex site.
The requirements of Fontevraud Abbey project are (1)
never deploy any cables (2) The network architecture
needs to be settled down in less than 1 month.
Three proposals were considered in this case: (a) use
original telephone line to allow the network signal to go
through (b) use original power line to allow the network
High-speed Internet access via ADSL2+ is the solution for
the Fontevraud abbey. To redirect the bandwidth to all
staffs and visitors, SP3508A is used to connect with
ADSL2+ broadband router, and establishes extended
connections, with multiple SP3501AS, over the existing
phone wiring infrastructure. Besides, SP3508A is equipped
with built-in POTS/ISDN splitter, and can connect with
legacy PBX to provide normal phone call service.
With each location equipped with SP3501AS to connect
telephone and PC, phone and Internet services can be
provided via the single VDSL CPE device.
Each VDSL connection supports data rate up to symmetric
25Mbps. It provides abundant bandwidth for Internet
access and internal communication as well.
In some private areas, such as employee and interpreter
offices, SP3501AS can be used to connect with wireless
Router (SP916 series), to expand the user allowance up to
10-15 users.
In some open spaces, such as lobby and tourist
information center, SP3501AS can be used to connect
with Hotspot Gateway (SP913 or SP1910) to expand the
user allowance up to 100-200 concurrent users.
VDSL Case Study
The Project:
VDSL CO/CPE Modem
Model No. SP3501AM/AS
A complex case study done by Francois Bergeret, indicates
that all the main buildings and gardens are covered with a
complex DECT/SIP architecture network.
Compliant with ETSI, ITU, ANSI standards
Compliant with IEEE802.3 10BASE-T and
IEEE802.3u 100BASE-TX standards
Support 1 x RJ-11 VDSL port & 1 x RJ-11
Telephone port
Support 1 x RJ-45 Ethernet port
of 10/100M
The first stage of the project is to install VDSL backbone to
support IT service for employees and to provide Internet
access for VIP visitors during private and public events.
After the first stage, the Abbey will have a new telephony
system to support its SIP.
8-Port VDSL Managed Switch
Model No. SP3508A
The final goal of this project is to fit all the telephony
requirement of SIP through the installation of VDSL
backbone. Francois Bergeret, said "It's a very nice project
and totally matching with the actual technology possibilities."
Compliant with ETSI, ITU, ANSI standards
Support 8 x VDSL port and 8 x POTS/ISDN Splitter port
QAM-based 4-band VDSL
Data rate up to symmetrical bandwidth of 25Mbps
Wiring range up to 1.7 KM
First Stage
IP PBX SMB
Model No. SP5325
Internet
Compliant with IETF SIP standards
Support 70 subscribers and 25 concurrent RTP calls
Support up to 4 ports of FXS / FXO interface
(4O, 1S3O, 2S2O, 4S)
Support Meet-Me virtual conference room:
up to 8 parties (max.)
PSTN
On-Line Visitor
SP3508A
8-Port VDSL
Managed Switch
Private Area Internet Office
ADSL2+
Broadband Router
PBX
Phone
Business SIP Phone
Model No. SP5103
SP3501AS
VDSL Modem
SP3501AS
VDSL Modem
SP3501AS
VDSL Modem
Phone
SP916NE
300M Wireless Broadband
Router
SP916NL
SP3501AS
Wireless Broadband
VDSL Modem Router
SP3501AS
VDSL Modem
Public Area
SP3501AS
VDSL Modem
Phone
Phone
Compliant with IETF SIP standards
Multi-line business phone
Support up to 3 SIP accounts
User-friendly feature buttons
Call details list and MWI
(message waiting indicator)
300Mbps Wireless Broadband Router
Model No. SP916NE
Final Stage
Provides IEEE 802.11b/g/n WLAN capability
High Internet Access Throughput(Up to 300Mbps)
Share a single Cable or xDSL Internet connection
Four wired LAN port(10/100M) and one WAN port
(10/100M)
Support 64/128bit-WPA/WPA2 wireless security
Internet
PSTN
On-Line Visitor
SP5325
IP PBX SMB
SP3508A
8-Port VDSL
Managed Switch
SP3501AS
VDSL Modem
SP5103
Business
SIP Phone
Private Area Internet Office
ADSL2+
Broadband Router
SP916NL
SP3501AS
Wireless Broadband
VDSL Modem Router
SP3501AS
VDSL Modem
SP3501AS
VDSL Modem
SP5103
SP3501AS
Business
VDSL Modem
SIP Phone SP5103
Business
SIP Phone
SP5103
Business
SIP Phone
SP916NE
300M Wireless Broadband
Router
Public Area
SP3501AS
VDSL Modem
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router
Model No. SP916NL
Provides IEEE 802.11b/g/n WLAN capability
High Internet Access throughput (Up to 150Mbps)
Share a single Cable or xDSL Internet connection
Four wired LAN ports (10/100M) and one WAN port
(10/100M)
Support 64/128bit-WPA/WPA2 wireless security
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