[Asterisk-Users] cheap gig switch? smc, netgear, or 3com?

[Jay Wilton]

--- Kristian Kielhofner <kris at krisk.org> wrote:

> Scott Laird wrote:
> 
> > 
> > On Oct 20, 2004, at 3:38 PM, Michael Welter wrote:
> > 
> >> Kristian Kielhofner wrote:
> >>
> >>> Michael Welter wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Is 802.1p what we need for voice traffic?  QoS at
> the MAC level?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> 802.1q and 802.1p are preferred.
> >>
> >> The reason I asked is because 802.1q isn't mentioned
> in the product 
> >> literature.
> > 
> > 
> > .1q is VLAN trunking.  If you want to support multiple
> VLANs and have 
> > them shared on multiple switches, then you want .1q. 
> It doesn't really 
> > have a whole lot to do with QoS.
> > 
> > 
> > Scott
> 
> Scott,
> 
> 	Some switches allow you to give higher priority to
> certain VLANs.  If 
> you divide your voice and data networks like this, it
> certainly would help.
> 
> --
> Kristian Kielhofner
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What is the most important feature for VoIP quality:
latency, qos, vlan?  I'm leaning towards least latency with
qos and/or vlans at the linux router.  Might be my best
shot for an inexpensive gig switch ($100). 

I have only seen the qos (802.1p) in the Netgear gs608, but
reviews of Netgear are terrifying (too light, breaks, hot,
no support, warranty is a problem after 90 days).

Jay


		
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