[cisco-voip] Simple Home QoS

[Chris Ellington]

Since the ASA5505 is now orderable, I doubt we will ever see a PIX501/506
supporting the 7.x code

chris


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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 09:02:09 -0500
> From: "Linsemier, Matthew" <MLinsemier at apcapital.com>
> Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] Simple Home QoS
> To: "Philip Walenta" <pwalenta at wi.rr.com>, "Tad A. Lagestee"
> <tad at lmteam.com>,  <cisco-voip at puck.nether.net>
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> 
> Phillip,
> 
> This is a 7.x PIX feature.  The PIX501 only supports up to release 6.x
> of PIXOS at this time (unless something has changed in the last month),
> hence why I didn't mention it.  I am still waiting for Cisco to support
> 7.x on the PIX501 and PIX506.
> 
> Matt
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Philip Walenta [mailto:pwalenta at wi.rr.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 8:00 AM
> To: Linsemier, Matthew; 'Tad A. Lagestee'; cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
> Subject: RE: [cisco-voip] Simple Home QoS
> 
> Actually, you can do some simple priority queueing on the PIX.
> 
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6120/products_command_reference_ch
> apte
> r09186a00805fb9e0.html#wp1641963
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net
> [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Linsemier,
> Matthew
> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 11:52 PM
> To: Tad A. Lagestee; cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] Simple Home QoS
> 
> Tad,
> 
>> From what I understand about the switch in the 7940 phone this is just
> be a coincidence.  Any traffic that comes from the 10/100 PC port is
> supposed to be marked down to CoS0, while it marks its own traffic CoS5
> and
> DSCP EF.  That being said, any voice traffic that you may have on your
> PC
> (such as a softphone) or another 7940 plugged into your switch will be
> marked CoS0 when it enters the phone switch.  When it leaves the 10/100
> SW
> port, it will have these markings.  Your PIX just passes the traffic out
> to
> your DSL/Cable proider in a FIFO method.  Newer versions of the PIXOS
> will
> preserve QoS markings (Such as DSCP, not sure about
> CoS) but won't do any queuing or traffic manipulation based on the
> markings.
> The only way to accomplish this is to put in a device such that supports
> traffic matching and priority queuing.  You can accomplish this with a
> Cisco
> 83x/87x series router, or even the newer Linksys routers have a manual
> way
> to prioritize your traffic.  You could look at something like Hawkings
> HBB1
> (http://www.hawkingtech.com) and put it outside of your PIX before your
> DSL/Cable modem if you wanted something that was more automated.
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Matt
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net
> [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Tad A. Lagestee
> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 11:08 PM
> To: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
> Subject: [cisco-voip] Simple Home QoS
> 
> I was having a problem with my home QoS, especially when sending voice
> packets out my network when other uploading services (email, file
> transfers,
> etc.) were occurring on my home network.  I am using a Pix 501, and it's
> been well documented that Pix's have no QoS.  However, most QoS problems
> are
> easily blamed on your ISP.
> 
> I remembered that the ethernet switch on a 7940 phone had some sort of
> QoS
> prioritization.  So...  I stuck a 7940 between my Pix and my switch.
> Guess what?  My QoS problem feels 90% better.  I suppose an 870 router
> properly programmed can do the same thing, but my "simple solution" sure
> seems easier.  
> 
> Am I dreaming?  Any comments or caveats?
> 
> ---------------------------------------------
>  
> Sincerely,
>  
> Tad A. Lagestee
> 
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