[asterisk-users] VoIP PoE phones for restaurant

[Andy Graybeal]

> It is indeed possible (quite common, actually) to run the wiring as you
> describe. If you want to keep the data and voice traffic separate, you
> can use VLANs to do so. Your switches will need to support VLANS, and
> you will need to configure VLANs to separate the voice and data traffic.
>
> As I understand it, though, you are still subject to the bandwidth
> limitations of the underlying network, so it's still possible that heavy
> traffic from the PC might affect the voice traffic. QOS or other methods
> might be used to help avoid this.
>
> For this reason, I personally prefer to keep my voice and data LANs
> physically separated when possible. Obviously, cost and complexity do
> increase somewhat. It's probably not a good solution for everyone, but
> it sounds like you have a pretty small installation and you might decide
> that the additional cost is justified.
>
> Tom
>
> --


Tom, amazing suggestion.  I have been on the fence on how I should do 
this, and your last paragraph succinctly outlines what I've been 
thinking and leaning towards.  I will follow your direction.

Thank you for your response.   I'm good at being molded.
-Andy