Guidelines For Using Voice On The Mesh Network - Cisco 2100 Series Configuration Manual

Chapter 8 Controlling Mesh Access Points
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The instructions for viewing voice and video details using the CLI are different for mesh and non-mesh
access points.
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Guidelines for Using Voice on the Mesh Network

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Follow the instructions in the
configure voice and video parameters.
– Refer to the "Guidelines for Using Voice on the Mesh Network" section on page 8-33
mesh-specific configuration guidelines for voice including QoS.
Follow the instructions in the
page 8-34 to view details for mesh access points.
Voice is only supported on indoor mesh access points, 1130 and 1240.
When voice is operating on a mesh network, calls must not traverse more than two hops.
Each sector must be configured to require no more than two hops for voice.
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On the 802.11a or 802.11b/g/n > Global parameters window:
– Enable dynamic target power control (DTPC)
– Disable all data rates less than 11 Mbps
On the 802.11a or 802.11b/g/n > Voice parameters window:
Load-based CAC must be disabled
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Enable admission control (ACM) for CCXv4 or v5 clients that have WMM enabled. Otherwise,
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bandwidth-based CAC does not operate properly.
– Set the maximum RF bandwidth to 50%
Set the reserved roaming bandwidth to 6%
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Enable traffic stream metrics
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On the 802.11a or 802.11b/g/n > EDCA parameters window:
Set the EDCA profile for the interface as voice optimized
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Disable low latency MAC
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On the QoS > Profile window:
Create a voice profile and select 802.1q as the wired QoS protocol type
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On the WLANs > Edit > QoS window:
Select a QoS of platinum for voice and gold for video on the backhaul
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Select allowed as the WMM policy
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On the WLANs > Edit > QoS window:
– Select CCKM for authorization (auth) key management (mgmt) if you want to support fast
roaming. Refer to the
On the x > y window:
– Disable voice active detection (VAD)
"Configuring Voice and Video Parameters" section on page 4-52
"Using the CLI to View Voice Details for Mesh Networks" section on
"Client Roaming" section on page 8-24
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide
Configuring Advanced Features
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