QoS Profile for Voice over WLAN Deployment

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Cisco Unified Wireless Network solution WLANs support four levels of QoS: Platinum/Voice, Gold/Video, Silver/Best Effort (default), and Bronze/Background.

When configuring Quality of Service (QoS) for a voice over WLAN deployment in the GUI, the QoS Profile selected is usually Platinum.

QoS is a crucial feature for voice over WLAN deployment because it ensures that voice traffic is prioritized and given sufficient network resources to provide a high-quality voice experience. The QoS Profile determines the priority and treatment of different types of traffic.

In Cisco WLAN deployments, the QoS Profile is configured in the QoS Profiles section of the GUI. The available options for QoS Profiles are Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze.

Platinum is the highest priority QoS Profile and is typically used for voice traffic. This profile ensures that voice traffic is given the highest priority and is treated with the lowest latency and jitter possible. Platinum QoS also guarantees that voice packets are delivered in the correct order to maintain voice quality.

Gold is a medium priority QoS Profile and is usually used for critical business applications that require low latency and high throughput, such as video conferencing.

Silver is a lower priority QoS Profile and is typically used for non-critical applications that require moderate network resources, such as email or web browsing.

Bronze is the lowest priority QoS Profile and is used for low-priority applications that require minimal network resources, such as file downloads.

In summary, when configuring QoS for voice over WLAN deployment in the Cisco GUI, the Platinum QoS Profile is typically selected to ensure that voice traffic is given the highest priority and treated with the lowest latency and jitter possible.