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210-065 · Question #108

Which action ensures prioritization of voice over data traffic?

The correct answer is C. signaling and media traffic marked with Layer 2 CoS and Layer 3 DSCP mappings. Proper voice prioritization over data requires marking signaling and media traffic with Layer 2 CoS (802.1p) and Layer 3 DSCP values so that network devices can honor QoS treatment end-to-end.

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Which action ensures prioritization of voice over data traffic?

Options

  • Avoice and data VLAN on different subnets with QoS classification
  • Bvoice and data VLAN on same subnets without QoS classification
  • Csignaling and media traffic marked with Layer 2 CoS and Layer 3 DSCP mappings
  • Dsignaling and media traffic marked with Layer 2 DSCP and Layer 3 CoS mappings

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    16% (4)
  • C
    76% (19)
  • D
    4% (1)

Why each option

Proper voice prioritization over data requires marking signaling and media traffic with Layer 2 CoS (802.1p) and Layer 3 DSCP values so that network devices can honor QoS treatment end-to-end.

Avoice and data VLAN on different subnets with QoS classification

Separate VLANs and subnets with QoS classification help segment traffic but do not by themselves guarantee prioritization without marking - classification alone does not enforce scheduling or queuing.

Bvoice and data VLAN on same subnets without QoS classification

Placing voice and data on the same subnet without QoS classification provides no mechanism to differentiate or prioritize voice traffic over competing data flows.

Csignaling and media traffic marked with Layer 2 CoS and Layer 3 DSCP mappingsCorrect

CoS (Class of Service) is a Layer 2 QoS mechanism defined in IEEE 802.1p that marks traffic in the Ethernet frame header, while DSCP (Differentiated Services Code Point) is a Layer 3 mechanism that marks the IP packet header. Applying both ensures consistent QoS treatment across switched (Layer 2) and routed (Layer 3) segments of the network, giving voice traffic the low-latency, low-jitter forwarding it requires.

Dsignaling and media traffic marked with Layer 2 DSCP and Layer 3 CoS mappings

This option reverses the layer associations - DSCP belongs to Layer 3 (IP header) and CoS belongs to Layer 2 (Ethernet frame); swapping them describes an incorrect and non-functional configuration.

Concept tested: Layer 2 CoS and Layer 3 DSCP marking for voice QoS

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/qos_classn/configuration/xe-16/qos-classn-xe-16-book/qos-classn-mrkg-map.html

Topics

#QoS#DSCP#CoS#voice VLAN

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