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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">For option 1, using Windows… this can be implemented with Group Policies, taking it out of the hands of end users, and can be associated with specific application executable and/or specific IP address source/destination.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Sam H<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> cisco-voip [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ben Amick<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 03, 2017 3:25 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Cisco VoIP Group <cisco-voip@puck.nether.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [cisco-voip] Jabber/CIPC and QoS<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">So, I know this is an age old question that’s debated, but I’ve been wondering if anyone here has a perspective here in regards to QoS for softphones. Obviously, with hardphones, you usually partition a separate
 VLAN with AutoQoS/DSCP tags, but that isn’t applicable with softphones. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I’ve heard of three different options in the past, neither of which seem to be very simple to deploy, but all seem to be Jabber-centric.
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Configuring windows to perform DSCP tagging, and do DSCP QoS on the switches they are connected to, as well as trusting the device. Problems: Requires users to be local admins, openings for abuse
 and network impact due to blind PC trust.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Configuring your switches with an access list that recognizes the ports Jabber does outbound to attach DSCP tags to them. Problems: Other programs could theoretically use those ports<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Installing Medianet services on all jabber clients; Configure all switches for medianet tagging. Problem: (I think?) Requires newer switches to use, maybe needs an additional server (I vaguely remember
 possibly needing prime collab?)? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Maybe I’m missing some things, but what approach have you guys taken for softphone/Jabber QoS? And on top of that, what options are there for CIPC (I know there’s the auto qos trust cisco-softphone for cisco
 switches, but I don’t believe there’s a solution other than #1 for non-cisco switches)?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#3B3838">Ben Amick<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#3B3838">Telecom Analyst</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#666666"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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