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352-001 · Question #745

Which two actions ensure voice quality in a branch location with a low-speed, high-latency WAN connection? (Choose two)

The correct answer is A. Prioritize voice packets. B. Fragment data packets. Voice quality over a low-speed, high-latency WAN link requires QoS prioritization and data packet fragmentation to prevent large frames from blocking voice traffic.

Design Considerations

Question

Which two actions ensure voice quality in a branch location with a low-speed, high-latency WAN connection? (Choose two)

Options

  • APrioritize voice packets.
  • BFragment data packets.
  • CReplace any electrical links with optical links.
  • DIncrease memory on the branch switch.
  • EIncrease WAN bandwidth

How the community answered

(59 responses)
  • A
    80% (47)
  • C
    3% (2)
  • D
    12% (7)
  • E
    5% (3)

Why each option

Voice quality over a low-speed, high-latency WAN link requires QoS prioritization and data packet fragmentation to prevent large frames from blocking voice traffic.

APrioritize voice packets.Correct

Prioritizing voice packets via QoS mechanisms such as Low Latency Queuing (LLQ) or DSCP marking ensures voice traffic receives preferential treatment in the output queue, reducing jitter and delay on the constrained WAN link.

BFragment data packets.Correct

Fragmenting large data packets using Link Fragmentation and Interleaving (LFI) prevents large frames from serializing ahead of voice packets, which on slow links can introduce serialization delay exceeding the 150ms voice quality threshold.

CReplace any electrical links with optical links.

Replacing electrical links with optical links does not address the WAN speed or latency constraints, which are determined by the service provider circuit, not the physical medium at the branch.

DIncrease memory on the branch switch.

Increasing memory on the branch switch has no effect on WAN serialization delay, queuing behavior, or voice quality across the WAN connection.

EIncrease WAN bandwidth

Increasing WAN bandwidth addresses capacity but is not a design technique for ensuring quality on an existing low-speed link - the question asks about actions taken within the constraints of that link.

Concept tested: QoS and LFI for voice over low-speed WAN

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-llq.html

Topics

#QoS#voice traffic#WAN optimization#link fragmentation

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