[asterisk-users] switch QOS requirements

[Michael Graves]

On Sun, 03 Feb 2008 22:11:04 +0100, Benny Amorsen wrote:

>"John Williams" <jw.ip.pbx at gmail.com> writes:
>
>> We are tearing out legacy PBX and replacing with Asterisk PBX and new
>> LAN for our 90+ person operation.   Question:  what QOS capabilities
>> (protocols, etc) does Asterisk support/require in a LAN switch to deliver
>> business grade phone service?  Thanks
>
>If you have one switch for the whole network, you're generally fine
>without QoS. Switches these days can handle full bandwidth on all
>ports at the same time.
>
>Anyway, Asterisk is no different from other PBX's when it comes to
>QoS. Should it turn out that you actually need it on the LAN, just be
>sure you set the tos parameters in sip.conf to something that is
>prioritized by the switch.

It tends to be more of an issue when you're sending calls over a link
with limited bandwidth. Usually more of a concern in the router.

Michael
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