You can do this with QoS, and I've seen nothing to indicate that HP is anything less than stellar in this regard. But if memory serves (it's been a few years) switches with QoS cost a bit more. Perhaps that's no longer true.
At the very least, it simplifies configuration and troubleshooting. Also, I don't know what the cost of phones would be for this system, but cost of switches is not that much, and cost of cabling is ~&75.00/drop, depending on location. OP didn't specify, but I find the use of phones as two-port switches to which the workstations are appended to be yucky, and fraught with problems - might as well run the cable separately, because QoS doesn't do much for you in those situations. At the very least, he should consider separate VLANs for VoIP vs. everything else, along with QoS. Kurt On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 13:27, Brian Desmond <[email protected]> wrote: > Why? You might as well just buy a new PBX or upgrade the existing one and run > it on the existing infrastructure if you're going to do that. Doesn't get you > any cost savings... > > Thanks, > Brian Desmond > [email protected] > > c – 312.731.3132 > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 3:16 PM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Re: Managed Switches... >> >> +1 on the HP switches. >> >> Further recommendation (which I know won't fly, but I'll make it >> anyway): Pull the cable needed to keep VoIP separate from everything else, >> and get VoIP its own infrastructure. >> >> Kurt >> >> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 11:05, Reimer, Mark <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Hi folks, >> > >> > >> > >> > I need some opinions. >> > >> > >> > >> > Up until now (don’t laugh), we have been using unmanaged switches, and >> > it’s been working. But we hope to implement a VOIP system (probably >> > based on Asterix software), and there are other factors (VLAN’s for >> > one) that will require us to install managed switches. >> > >> > >> > >> > I know Cisco is the cream of the crop, and the most expensive. I’ve >> > heard that HP is quite good as well. >> > >> > >> > >> > So, without starting too many flame wars, can people make a >> > recommendation, (or a “unrecommendation”)? >> > >> > >> > >> > This would be for one physical location, looking at 150-200 drops >> > scattered throughout campus (we are an educational institution). We >> > are planning to use the current Ethernet wiring (CAT 5 or better in >> > all places), with the phone and computer using the same physical wire. >> > >> > >> > >> > Thanks in advance. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Mark Reimer, A+, MCSA >> > >> > Windows Servers & Networking >> > >> > Prairie Bible Institute >> > >> > Box 4000 >> > >> > Three Hills, AB T0M-2N0 >> > >> > Canada >> > >> > Tel: 403-443-5511, Ext. 3476 >> > >> > Fax: 403-443-5540 >> > >> > Email: [email protected] >> > >> > www.prairie.edu >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ >> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
