Hi, I get very confused with routers that cannot do QOS based on MAC address.
I always set QOS on port 5060 but there are routers where I cannot set it for ports 10000 to 20000 since it won't accept a port range.
Can someone help me out here?
Thanks
What routers?
It's usually not port specific, you can select RTP or media. QoS on SIP does not buy you anything in terms of voice quality.
Scott
Scott
aka "Skyking"
How would I prevent choppy calls due to heavy data usage?
Let's say the SnapGear routers or basica Linksys routers (if those crappy routers even have it)
Or let's say the ddrt flashed linksys router (I am about to flash a WTR54G v5)
ddwrt has some good QoS options. If I'm not mistaken, it does layer 1, 2, 3, and maybe 4 and up QoS. I am able to set port priority, MAC priority, IP address priority, and data type (such as RTP traffic) priority. I recently replaced a $600 ZyXEL router with a $80 WRT54G with ddwrt for a client and it solved about 98% of their choppy audio problems. The ZyXEL simply didn't have any way to properly set QoS.
Wow
Do you think that I can flash version 5 of the WRT54G, and it'll work normally? I have read that these later versions have a smaller amount of memory
Thanks
If the network is a small network (must be to use a SoHo router)
Then you can look at these
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpage...
Just today I setup a video streamer and was pushing a 500 k stream out and using VOIP at the same time. without the QOS device the calls a..r..e... stu...ddd....eri....ng.
With the device the calls are smooth.
At 70.00 it is CHEAP this would only be for a small 4~5 PC network.
any more than and you need a REAL router or as close as you can
Do you think that I can flash version 5 of the WRT54G
It does not matter what anybody thinks. What matters is what the wrt site indicates is the proper load procedure for the version you have. Some have to be flashed to the small footpring version then upgraded to the version you want (voice, sercure etc.).
Unless you have a pile of WRT's next to you I would be sure to follow the directions on the DD-WRT site. You can brick the routers if you don't pay attentiion. I know I have several times.
The recovery procedure is a pain.
Scott
Scott
aka "Skyking"
Many of the $50 type routers let you give a port or IP address priority. Just enter the port or IP of your trixbox and you should get good QoS.
I have been through this as well see: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=980280
I have a Linksys WRT54GL, and initially used DD-WRT but still could not make it work properly under high utilisation. I changed to Tomato and it worked perfectly. If you specifically want great QOS go for Tomato.
Z
Edgewater Edmarc routers are flawless. I highly suggest these.
I have mentioned Edgemarc before in these forums. My company has been using Edgemark for our managed Voip for almost 6 years now. Our first offering was MGCP based and the Edgewater stuff has a great MGCP gateway. Now they fully support SIP, they are very strict on bandwidth management. One of the coolest features is the real time MOS scoring. Without that we could not deliver our SLA.
The DD-WRT stuff is an experiment. It fits for some applications. Tomato seems to be getting great reviews and is probably worth a look.
Scott
Scott
aka "Skyking"
Have to admit, we didn't know a damn thing about Edgewater until a few weeks before the last event in Vegas where Edgewater was gracious enough to be one of the sponsors. Before the event we received a few of them to install at the office, and they have been nothing short of amazing. The guys behind it are nothing short of amazing, as well. They are on to some unbelievably cool stuff.
Maybe one of the winners of the raffle for the EdgeMac 4500 will pipe in.
Ethan,
You should see the back end Edgeview system it is truly amazing.
Some afternoon you should let Tony fly you guys over to Cleveland and I can give you the overview and take you guys out to dinner. It's a short flight!
Scott
Scott
aka "Skyking"
Scott,
Yeah, well, about the flying with Tony thing...
I'm sure we'll make find our way to Ohio again soon, but I'd like to think that I either step off a commercial airliner or out of a car. ;) We'll be sure to get in contact with you the next time we are in your neck of the woods, though. I think the last time we were in Ohio was a year or so ago in Columbus, and we had a great time, so hopefully Cleveland is just as much fun.
Ethan
i just setup a small office with an edgemark from bandwidth.com sent to them... pretty cool concept and device.
Can you please give me edgemark's (or whatever you call them) website? Since I don't know the right name to search for, Im not coming up with good results
thanks
It's "edgemarc" not "edgemark" (I keep making the same mistake.)
Anyway:
http://www.edgewaternetworks.com/
Does anyone have any pricing??
Hi,
Thanks for the kind words re: the EdgeMarc.
Here's a link to get additional product info: http://www.edgewaternetworks.com/documentation.htm
Fill out the form and we'll follow-up with product info, list pricing, and answer product info regarding our solution. If you prefer, you can send an email to sales at edgewaternetworks.com.
Thanks again - Kevin, Edgewater Networks Sales
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