Chapter 7 Provisioning: Configuring QoS for IP Telephony
Configuring QoS Using the IP Telephony Wizard
You can also create voice policies without the wizard, using the voice policy templates supplied by QPM. You assign the voice policies in the same way as you would data policies.
After you have completed the IP Telephony wizard, you can modify properties and policies of the voice policies created by the voice wizard, to suit a specific network configuration.
Related Topics
•Configuring QoS Using the IP Telephony Wizard, page
•Modifying Voice Policies, page 7-17
•Working with Policy Templates, page
Configuring QoS Using the IP Telephony Wizard
The IP Telephony wizard allows you to configure QoS for voice traffic on the network. The wizard handles VoIP configuration in common IP telephony network topologies. It guides you through the steps required to define your IP telephony network topology.
At each step, the wizard automatically creates the voice policies, that include the QoS properties and traffic rules required at each network point (interface) where QoS is a concern. The wizard presents only the interfaces on which the relevant QoS can be configured.
You need to select the network elements that require QoS configuration at each network point. The wizard then automatically assigns the interfaces to the appropriate voice policies.
QPM allows you to import files which contain device role information about devices (see Removing Devices, page
For example, for the wizard to select an Ethernet 10/100 port on the switch to an IP phone voice role, the switch must be an access type switch (i.e., have an “access” device role). If the switch has a “distribution” device role, QPM will not select it. If the device role information imported from a file is not
The wizard automatically creates voice policies in the current policy group. The policy group may also contain previously created policies containing data traffic rules.
If required, you can change the current policy group when you start working with the wizard.
•If the required voice policies already exist in the policy group, the wizard uses them and assigns the required interfaces to them.
•If a required voice policy does not exist in the policy group, the wizard creates a new one from the relevant template.
Related Topics
•Using QPM to Configure QoS for IP Telephony, page
•Using the IP Telephony Wizard, page 7-5
•Adding Devices to the Device Inventory, page 4-3
•Working with Policy Templates, page 6-4
User Guide for CiscoWorks QoS Policy Manager 4.1.6
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