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Chapter 7 Provisioning: Configuring QoS for IP Telephony

Understanding QoS for IP Telephony

QPM provides tools that can determine and configure the optimum QoS for a voice network. These include:

•Provisioning tools—Lets you define the correct policies for interfaces on the voice paths.

QPM provides voice policies that contain the QoS configurations and traffic rules required at each relevant point in the network that needs QoS for IP telephony.

•Deployment tools—Lets you deploy these policies on the network and monitor the deployment process.

•Reporting tools—Graphs and charts help you identify and troubleshoot QoS related issues.

Related Topics

•Network Model for Configuring QoS for IP Telephony, page 7-2

•Using QPM to Configure QoS for IP Telephony, page 7-3

•Viewing the Voice Ready Report, page 7-18

•Chapter 9, “Provisioning: Deploying QoS Policies”

Network Model for Configuring QoS for IP Telephony

Figure 7-1shows a typical network model for configuring QoS for IP telephony in an enterprise environment. QPM supports the QoS methods required to configure IP telephony QoS for high-speed campus domains, branch offices, and WAN implementations.

Figure 7-1 IP Telephony Network Model

Campus

SoftPhone	CallManager
V				Remote Branch
	2	3
	1	Catalyst 6000
		Access Switch
IP
		with PFC
		4
		Catalyst 6000			IP
		Distribution switch			1
	5	with PFC
		7	8	WAN	9
	6			8	Catalyst 2900
					Access Switch
		Catalyst 3500
		Access Switch
	1
IP

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