Cisco CiscoWork QoS Policy Manager 4.1.2 User Guide
Chapter 1 Introduction
What Is CiscoWorks QoS Policy Manager?
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QoS Configuration for IP Telephony
QPM includes an IP telephony wizard to help you configure end-to-end QoS for
converged networks. The wizard automatically assigns the QoS policies required
for switch and router interfaces in your IP network, yet is flexible, so that you can
accept or reject assignments. The wizard uses voice policy group templates based
on the Cisco IP Telephony QoS Design Guide recommendations.
converged networks. The wizard automatically assigns the QoS policies required
for switch and router interfaces in your IP network, yet is flexible, so that you can
accept or reject assignments. The wizard uses voice policy group templates based
on the Cisco IP Telephony QoS Design Guide recommendations.
You can modify voice policy groups, by changing QoS properties or policies, as
for any policy group.
for any policy group.
QPM generates various voice reports that help you troubleshoot your IP telephony
network.
network.
You can monitor IP telephony traffic and then adjust your QoS configuration, if
required. See
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for more information about the
Performance Analysis application.
Device Management
QPM includes a global device inventory for all the devices on which you want to
define QoS configurations. You can add devices to the device inventory manually,
or you can import devices from the CiscoWorks Resource Manager Essentials
(RME) application, or from a CSV file. QPM connects to the devices to discover
their interfaces and other information. You can view and manage device
properties in the device inventory.
define QoS configurations. You can add devices to the device inventory manually,
or you can import devices from the CiscoWorks Resource Manager Essentials
(RME) application, or from a CSV file. QPM connects to the devices to discover
their interfaces and other information. You can view and manage device
properties in the device inventory.
If ACS is installed on your network, you can use the ACS device groups with their
user permissions, to facilitate the management of your network. QPM
synchronizes device group information with ACS.
user permissions, to facilitate the management of your network. QPM
synchronizes device group information with ACS.
Deployment
When you deploy your QoS policies to their assigned network devices, QPM
translates your policies into device commands and enters the commands through
the device’s command line interface (CLI). Your QoS policies are organized in
deployment groups. You can deploy an entire deployment group, or you can
specify a set of devices, and QPM will deploy the appropriate policies within the
deployment group to those devices.
translates your policies into device commands and enters the commands through
the device’s command line interface (CLI). Your QoS policies are organized in
deployment groups. You can deploy an entire deployment group, or you can
specify a set of devices, and QPM will deploy the appropriate policies within the
deployment group to those devices.