Hi Datucha,

Thanks for the good troubleshooting.
You are right in the case of CUCME - and I forgot the fact that CUCME
dial-peers are efxs ports. which means CUCME always re-originates the
traffic on behalf of IP Phones, hence the traffic being remarked.

Nice one.

Cheers,

On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 11:46 AM, datucha123 datucha123 <
datucha...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have made the test to prove it and here are the results:
>
> IP Phone <---> CUCM <---> CUBE <---> CUCME <---> IP Phone
>
> CUBE is placed between, so that I can match the DSCP marking on it through
> the simple policy-map:
>
>
>
> R1#sh policy-map interface ser 0/3/0.2 input
>  Serial0/3/0.2: DLCI 201 -
>
>   Service-policy input: cme
>
>     Class-map: ccmecs3 (match-all)
>       22 packets, 8881 bytes
>       5 minute offered rate 0 bps, drop rate 0 bps
>       Match:  dscp cs3 (24)
>       QoS Set
>         dscp cs3
>           Packets marked 22
>
>     Class-map: ccmeef (match-all)
>       1392 packets, 89088 bytes
>       5 minute offered rate 0 bps, drop rate 0 bps
>       Match:  dscp ef (46)
>       QoS Set
>         dscp ef
>           Packets marked 1392
>
>     Class-map: cmecs2 (match-all)
>       15 packets, 4225 bytes
>       5 minute offered rate 0 bps, drop rate 0 bps
>       Match:  dscp cs2 (16)
>       QoS Set
>         dscp cs2
>           Packets marked 15
>
>     Class-map: cmeaf21 (match-all)
>       2285 packets, 146240 bytes
>       5 minute offered rate 0 bps, drop rate 0 bps
>       Match:  dscp af21 (18)
>       QoS Set
>         dscp af21
>           Packets marked 2285
>
>     Class-map: class-default (match-any)
>       485 packets, 28903 bytes
>       5 minute offered rate 0 bps, drop rate 0 bps
>       Match: any
>
>
>
> So as you can see here, I am matching the DSCP marking coming from the
> CUCME Router to CUBE. Interface Serial 0/3/0.2 is PVC connected to CUCME
> Router.
>
> So when the CUCME dial-peer pointing to CUBE has the DSCP values of EF and
> CS3 set, the "class-map cmeef" and "class-map cmecs3" are matched on
> inbound direction on CUBE when I make a call from CUCME IP Phone to CUCM IP
> Phone. (other class-maps are note matched, except default one, which has
> some traffic which we does not care)
>
> But as soon as I change the QoS setting on CUCME Dial-peer pointing again
> to CUBE and set DSCP CS2 (signaling) and DSCP AF21 (media), then the
> "class-map cmecs2" and "class-map cmead21"  are matched, and earlier
> class-maps are not matched any more.
>
> So based on that, we can say, that CUCME dial-peers are re-marking/marking
> QoS values according to IP QoS setting in a DP when the IP Phones are
> making calls through that dial-peer, and even the RTP traffic is
> re-marked/marked based on DP QoS settings, thus the RTP traffic is
> originated by the IP Phones itself.
>
> The same goes goes for CUBE Dial-peer QoS settings -  When the CUCM IP
> Phones call the CME IP Phone through the CUBE, which has IP QoS setting on
> dial-peer pointing to CUCME, the RTP and Signaling traffic QoS values are
> marked accoding to CUBE dial-peer settings, thus the traffic has been
> originated from the CUCM IP Phones.
>
> So I think it is possible to say, that Dial-peer QoS markings take place
> not only when the Router Generates the Traffic, but even when some traffic
> (does not matter where it is originated) that has matched this dial-peer is
> also remarked/ marked based on the outoing dial-peer settings.
>
> As for inbound direction, the dial-peer QoS settings does not take effect.
>
> On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 10:07 PM, George Goglidze <gogli...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> wrong, the media stream might not even hit the router at all! :-)
>> it would only remark it if the router was re-originatnig the stream - as
>> in MTP/XCODING/CONFERENCE
>>
>> Stricktly speaking the RTP stream might not even pass the router!  the
>> stream if between the endpoints!
>> But...  if it passes the router, that does not mean the router has
>> originated that stream so it will not get remarked...
>>
>> why don't you try it :)
>>
>> wireshark is your friend...
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 5:09 PM, datucha123 datucha123 <
>> datucha...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> yes, but when the Media stream coming from the CUCME IP Phones will
>>> reach the Routers outgoing dial-peer, it will re-mark it (if previously
>>> marked other then the DP has).
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 6:38 PM, George Goglidze <gogli...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Datucha,
>>>>
>>>> when you have "ip qos dscp" under dial-peer configuration, that will
>>>> only change the DSCP marking for RTP stream originated from the router.
>>>> For example, incoming PSTN call -> PSTN ---> GW dial-peer 10 dscp cs1
>>>> -> CUCM (IP Phone)
>>>> In this case the stream originated from the voice gateway towards IP
>>>> Phone would have cs1 marking.
>>>>
>>>> But if it's a CUCME for example, and the phones are on a switch with
>>>> mutation map or whatever other QoS you have configured on the switch, the
>>>> dial-peer has no means to force the phone to change the marking...
>>>>
>>>> I hope this helps,
>>>>
>>>>   On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 1:08 PM, datucha123 datucha123 <
>>>> datucha...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>   As we know, all voip dial-peers on a Router are marking the RTP
>>>>> with EF and Signaling with CS3, by default.
>>>>>
>>>>> Now imagine the following situation:
>>>>>
>>>>> You have CUCME, which is connected to some ITSP through H323/SIP
>>>>> trunk. The ITSP is reuiesting that Media has to be marked with CS2 (just 
>>>>> an
>>>>> example) and Signaling with CS1 (also just an example).
>>>>>
>>>>> Also as I know, the Policy-map (which marks EF and CS3 and remarks
>>>>> them as required) set on outgoing interface (Pointing to ITSP) has 
>>>>> priority
>>>>> over the Dial-peer QoS settings, so that that Policy-Map will overwrite 
>>>>> the
>>>>> Dial-peer Markings.
>>>>>
>>>>> But if we shall put the Policy-Map on inbound interface (to which the
>>>>> IP Phones are connected) the outoing packets will still have the EF and 
>>>>> CS3
>>>>> as the Dial-peer has priority over the inbound policy-map and will
>>>>> overwrite the values.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am just trying to say that there is not way to configure the Switch,
>>>>> for instance to which the IP Phones are attached, so that it will re-mark
>>>>> the EF and CS3 to ITSP requested DSCP values through the CoS to
>>>>> DSCP mappings, as the Dial-peer will still overwrite the DSCP Markings.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also for instance, if we are told on the Exam to mark all voice RTP
>>>>> and Signaling traffic with other values then the EF and CS3, on the CUCME
>>>>> Router, then we have to consider the dial-peer markings as well.
>>>>>
>>>>> Am I right?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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