Chapter 7 Provisioning: Configuring QoS for IP Telephony

Configuring QoS Using the IP Telephony Wizard

To select Voice VLAN connections:

Step 1 In the selection table, select the auxiliary VLANs on which to configure QoS on both the access and distribution layer switches.

For more information about the columns in this table, see IP Telephony Wizard: Select Voice VLAN Connections Page, page B-138.

Step 2 To remove any VLANs that were previously assigned for this voice role:

a.Click the Remove button in the Advanced section of the page.

A page appears, displaying the VLANs assigned for the Voice VLAN voice role.

For more information about this page, see IP Telephony Wizard: Remove Network Elements Page, page B-132.

b.Select the VLANs you want to unassign and click Remove. The page closes.

Step 3 Click Next.

If the Display Configuration Info. check box is selected, the Configuration Info page appears. After reviewing the assignments summary, click Next.

The voice policy groups and your Voice VLAN assignments will be saved, and the next configuration step of the wizard appears (Selecting Switch to WAN Router Connections).

Related Topics

Using QPM Tables, page 3-16

Using the IP Telephony Wizard, page 7-5

Viewing Policy Information, page 8-14

Troubleshooting the IP Telephony Network, page 14-14

Selecting Switch to WAN Router Connections

In this step, the wizard sets QoS for the distribution switch interfaces to the WAN router (network point

7in Figure 7-1).

Since the traffic coming from the WAN side is already classified, the QoS configuration for the distribution switch interface to the router will be to trust the layer 3 DSCP bits.

To select Switch to WAN Router connections:

Step 1 Select the switch interface on which to configure QoS for the distribution switch connection to the WAN router, by selecting the check box next to the appropriate port in the selection table.

For more information about the columns in this table, see IP Telephony Wizard: Select Switch to WAN Router Connections Page, page B-140.

Step 2 To remove any interfaces that were previously assigned for this voice role:

a.Click the Remove button in the Advanced section of the page.

A page appears, displaying the interfaces assigned for the Switch to WAN Router voice role.

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