Can't find "auto qos voip cisco-softphone" command

[Eugene Cheng]

Hi, I am trying to configure the auto qos for the IP communicator (auto qos voip cisco-softphone) but am unable to find the configuration.

I have checked the IOS version release notes and the command is not listed, would anybody be able to let me know what version supports this command? I am using 4506 switches.

Current IOS: 12.2(53)SG1

Switch(config-if)#auto qos voip ?
  cisco-phone      Trust the QoS marking of Cisco IP Phone
  trust            Trust the DSCP/CoS marking

Thanks everybody!
Eugene

[phooghen]

The option "cisco-softphone" keyword is not actually available on Catalyst 4500.

This keyword will be available probably at the end of 2011 in future IOS version.

Pierre.

[Eugene Cheng]

Hi Pierre,

Thank you for your quick response.

Would you be able to show a link where this is mentioned?

We have been searching up and low for all the cisco docs, and kept finding this configuration, yet this is not configurable till 2011.

Thanks man,

Eugene

[phooghen · Accepted solution]

Eugene,

If you look at thecommand reference manual for the catalyst 4500 :

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/docs/switches/lan/catalyst4500/12.2/53SG/command/reference/ch2a_ins.html#wpmkr1347757

You only see 2 options for this command:

auto qos voip

To automatically configure quality of service (auto-QoS) for voice over IP (VoIP) within a QoS domain, use the auto qos voip interface configuration command. To change the auto-QoS configuration settings to the standard QoS defaults, use the no form of this command.

auto qos voip {cisco-phone | trust}

no auto qos voip {cisco-phone | trust}

Syntax Description

cisco-phone	Connects the interface to a Cisco IP phone and automatically configures  QoS for VoIP. The CoS labels of incoming packets are trusted only when  the telephone is detected.
trust	Connects the interface to a trusted switch or router and automatically  configures QoS for VoIP. The CoS and DSCP labels of incoming packets are  trusted.

[Eugene Cheng]

Thanks, got it.

Cheers,
Eugene

[phooghen]

Here is another reference.

From:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/solutions/Enterprise/WAN_and_MAN/QoS_SRND_40/QoSCampus_40.html#wp1099634

AutoQoS

Due to the complexity of some QoS policies, coupled with the large  number of ports on typical Catalyst switches, QoS deployment can often  become unwieldy. One option is to make liberal use of the interface range configuration command to deploy policies to multiple interfaces at  once. Another option is to use Automatic QoS (AutoQoS), if applicable.  Yet another option is to use Smartport macros (which is discussed in the  following section).

To address customer demands for simplification of QoS deployment, Cisco  developed the AutoQoS feature. AutoQoS is an intelligent macro that  allows an administrator to enter one or two simple AutoQoS commands to  enable all the recommended QoS settings for one (or more) applications.  In its first release, AutoQoS-VoIP, AutoQoS provisioned all the  recommended QoS settings for IP telephony deployments for a specific  switch port interface.

AutoQoS-VoIP for Catalyst switches supports three modes of operation, all of which are preceded by the auto qos voip interface configuration command:

•cisco-phone—This  mode is intended for switch ports that may be connected to PCs or Cisco  IP phones and sets the port to a conditional trust state, as well as  configures mapping and queuing policies for QoS for VoIP.

•cisco-softphone—This  mode is intended for switch ports that may be connected to PCs running  Cisco IP Communicator or similar soft-phone software, and polices VoIP  and signaling traffic, as well as configures mapping and queuing  policies for QoS for VoIP (note that this feature is not supported on  the Catalyst 4500 series of switches).

•trust—This  mode is intended for switch ports that are within the trusted-boundary  (such as inter-switch links, including uplinks and downlinks) or switch  ports that are connecting to trusted endpoints, and sets the port to a  static trust-dscp state, as well as configures mapping and queuing  policies for QoS for VoIP.

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Note     AutoQoS-VoIP is not supported on the Catalyst 4500-E/4900M series switches.