350-801 · Question #292
To provide high-quality voice and take advantage of the full voice feature set, which two access layer switches provide support? (Choose two.)
The correct answer is A. Use multiple egress queues to provide priority queuing of RTP voice packet streams and the D. Use 802.1Q trunking and 802.1p for proper treatment of Layer 2 CoS packet marking on ports. Access layer switches provide high-quality voice and full feature set support by implementing QoS mechanisms that prioritize voice traffic and maintain Layer 2 Class of Service markings.
Question
To provide high-quality voice and take advantage of the full voice feature set, which two access layer switches provide support? (Choose two.)
Options
- AUse multiple egress queues to provide priority queuing of RTP voice packet streams and the
- BDeploy RSVP to improve VoIP QoS only where it can have a positive impact on quality and
- CMap audio and video streams of video calls (AF41 and AF42) to a class-based queue with
- DUse 802.1Q trunking and 802.1p for proper treatment of Layer 2 CoS packet marking on ports
- EImplement IP RTP header compression on the serial interface to reduce the bandwidth required
How the community answered
(36 responses)- A89% (32)
- B3% (1)
- E8% (3)
Why each option
Access layer switches provide high-quality voice and full feature set support by implementing QoS mechanisms that prioritize voice traffic and maintain Layer 2 Class of Service markings.
Access layer switches provide QoS by employing multiple egress queues, allowing Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) voice streams to be assigned to high-priority queues for expedited processing. This ensures low latency and jitter, which are critical for maintaining voice quality.
RSVP (Resource Reservation Protocol) is typically deployed in WAN environments for bandwidth reservation, not commonly at the access layer for per-hop QoS.
Mapping AF41/AF42 (typically for video) to a class-based queue is a QoS configuration, but voice primarily uses EF (Expedited Forwarding), and the question asks about general support provided by switches.
Using 802.1Q trunking enables VLAN support, while 802.1p carries Layer 2 Class of Service (CoS) markings, which are crucial for access layer switches to correctly identify, categorize, and prioritize voice packets. This ensures that QoS policies are preserved across network segments, allowing for proper treatment of voice traffic.
IP RTP header compression is a WAN optimization technique used on bandwidth-limited serial interfaces to reduce overhead, not a primary feature of access layer switches for local voice quality.
Concept tested: Access layer switch QoS for voice
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucm/srnd/7x/uc7xsrnd/qos7x.html
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