IF you are using Cisco switches, VMPS is free: http://sourceforge.net/search/?type_of_search=soft&words=vmps
You could also try using 802.1X > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Voll, Scott > Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 11:38 > To: Dan; Nick Griffin; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [c-nsp] vlan configuration for video system > > We run a quad of Cat 5e everywhere. If you did the same > thing, could you just mark one port Video in each room it > will be used in and put each respected switch port in the > video vlan? (lot of burned switch ports but it could work) > > Scott > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan > Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 7:34 AM > To: Nick Griffin; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [c-nsp] vlan configuration for video system > > Nick, > > The problem is that it really needs to be mobile. The video > devices will be moved from room to room buy the users and > plugged into wall jacks throughout the building. I have > looked into vmps, but those switches are out of the price > range. If you have any other suggestions please let me know. > > Thanks, > Dan. > > > Nick Griffin wrote: > > What I'm saying is there are not a lot of ways to > dynamically assign > > those video devices/ports to certain vlans. You may look > into VMPS, it > > > can do vlan assignments based on mac address, but it > requires a switch > > > capable of being the server. Designate ports 1-X for video and put > > them in your video vlan. Configure them for priority > queuing and the > > switch to "mls qos trust dscp". > > > > On 4/13/07, *Dan* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > Thanks for your reply. > > > > We are not implementing a voip system yet but if we do > the phones > > we buy > > will support cdp. So that would be fine. > > > > So from what I gather, our video system has to be able to mark > > packets > > with a dscp value, which it does. Separate Vlan's are > recommended. > > > > So the only thing I need yet is a way for the switch to put a > video > > device into the "video" vlan when its plugged in. Is > there a way > > to do > > this with acl's? Would specified address help? > > > > The quality across the wireless links has been taken care of. > That is > > not a concern to me. > > > > Thanks, > > Dan. > > > > > > Nick Griffin wrote: > > > The only mechanism I know of on a switch to be able > to determine > > what > > > vlan a port should be assigned to is the > communication between a > > cisco > > > phone and switch utilizing CDP. There are of course other > external > > > options, but thats more along the lines of security and Cisco > > ACS. I > > > wouldn't imagine the capability or the need to trunk > to a video > > > system. Typically the video systems will set DSCP values for > their > > > control and video traffic which you would configured > your switch > to > > > "trust". If for some reason they wouldn't mark they data, you > would > > > use an extended acl to identify the traffic and set the DSCP > value > > > accordingly. Some systems also use RSVP to request the > reservation > > > from the network. I would recommend separate voice video and > data > > > vlans to allow the different levels of QoS required for each > > > respective application. I would have a more of a concern with > being > > > able to control quality across those wireless links if video > will be > > > running across them. > > > > > > HTH, > > > > > > Nick Griffin, CCIE #17381 > > > > > > On 4/12/07, *Dan Letkeman* < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> > > > wrote: > > > > > > Thats what I was afraid of having to do. Its polycom vsx > 6000's > > > that we are > > > using. They do have the capability of marking > packets with > > dscp > > > so I could > > > do that. I guess without having vlan tagging on > the polycom > > > equipment there > > > is no way for the switch to know what vlan that unit is > supposed > > > to be on? > > > Dan > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: "Voll, Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> > > > > > > To: "Dan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>>, > > > < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> > > > > > > Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:54:53 -0700 > > > > > > Subject: RE: [c-nsp] vlan configuration for video system > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What kind of video system? Does it mark packets > with DSCP / > IP > > > Prec by > > > > > > default? > > > > > > > > > > > > My guess is that if your going to make a separate video > > vlan, you > > > will > > > > > > have to assign the port to the video vlan > manually. ( more > > Management > > > > > > :-( > > > > > > > > > > > > Scott > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>] On Behalf Of Dan > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 1:26 PM > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <mailto: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > > > > > Subject: [c-nsp] vlan configuration for video system > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello > > > > > > > > > > > > We are implementing a video conferencing system on our > > system and > > > I was > > > > > > wondering if anyone had recommendations for how to setup > the > > > vlan's for > > > > > > > > > > > > data/video/voice. > > > > > > > > > > > > We currently have one 3560 in each of the > buildings and 2-10 > > 2960's > > > > > > behind the 3560. All of the buildings are connected via > > wireless > > > > > > bridges. > > > > > > > > > > > > Should I create a separate vlan for voice, video, > data, and > > management > > > > > > in each building? > > > > > > > > > > > > If I do create a separate vlan for each piece, how do the > > switches > > > know > > > > > > how to put say a video device on the video vlan when its > > connected on > > > > > > the switch? > > > > > > > > > > > > If there are any other suggestions please let me > know as I'm > > open > > > to any > > > > > > > > > > > > options so I can make this system easy to manage and work > well. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Dan. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > cisco-nsp mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > > > > > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp > > <https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp> > > > [https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp] > > > > > > archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ > > <http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/> > > > [http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/] > > > _______________________________________________ > > > cisco-nsp mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp > > <https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp> > > > archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > cisco-nsp mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp > archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ > > _______________________________________________ > cisco-nsp mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp > archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ > > -- > Scanned for viruses and dangerous content at > http://www.oneunified.net and is believed to be clean. > > -- Scanned for viruses and dangerous content at http://www.oneunified.net and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
