4.1 Voice VLAN Overview
This section describes the voice VLAN concepts.
Data flows of the high speed Internet (HSI), voice over IP (VoIP), and Internet protocol television
(IPTV) services are transmitted on a network. Users require high-quality VoIP services;
therefore, voice data flows must be given a high-priority and transmitted through a dedicated
path.
A voice VLAN transmits voice data flows. You can create a voice VLAN and add an interface
connected to a voice device to the voice VLAN. Then voice data flows can be transmitted in the
voice VLAN. By configuring a voice VLAN, you can set quality of service (QoS) parameters
for the voice data flows to increase the priority of the voice service and improve the call quality.
4.2 Voice VLAN Features Supported by the AR3200
This section describes the voice VLAN features supported by the AR3200.
Voice Data Flow Identification
The AR3200 identifies voice data flows based on the source MAC addresses of incoming data
flows. If the source MAC address of a data flow matches the Organizationally Unique Identifier
(OUI), the AR3200 identifies the data flow as a voice data flow.
The OUI is the first 24 bits of a MAC address. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE) assigns an OUI to each vendor, so you can identify the vendor of a device
according to the OUI.
The AR3200 supports a maximum of 16 OUIs. You can set the mask of the OUI on the
AR3200 to adjust the length of the MAC address that the AR3200 matches with the OUI.
Mode for Adding an Interface to the Voice VLAN
You can use either of the following modes to add an interface to the voice VLAN according to
the data flows on the interface:
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Auto mode
In auto mode, the system adds an interface connected to a voice device to the voice VLAN
if the source MAC address of packets sent from the voice device matches the OUI. The
interface is automatically deleted from the voice VLAN if the interface does not receive
any voice data packets from the voice device within the aging time.
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Manual mode
In manual mode, the interface connected to a voice device can forward voice data packets
only after the interface is added to the voice VLAN manually.
Working Mode of the Voice VLAN
NOTE
It is recommended that only voice data flows be transmitted in the voice VLAN. If it is necessary to transmit
non-voice data flows in the voice VLAN, set the working mode of the voice VLAN to normal mode.
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