Data and Voice

VLAN…
• Before IP telephony…
• IP telephony refers the networking technique in
which the telephone use the IP packets to send
and receive voice as represented by bits in the
data portion of the IP packets.
• IP phones connect to the network either via
Ethernet cable or wi-fi.
• Cisco Unified Communication Manager (CUCM)
controls the functions of IP telephony.
• Cisco embedded a small 2 or 3 ports switch into
each IP phone.
IP Phone Connection
• In case of IP telephony, IP phone is in one VLAN
(Voice VLAN) and PC is in different VLAN (Data
VLAN). As a result the link from switch port acts
as little access link (for PC’s traffic) and as little
trunk link (for IP phone’s traffic).
 Data VLAN and Voice VLAN…
• Data VLAN defines the VLAN on that link for
forwarding traffic of the user PC.

• Voice VLAN defines the VLAN on that link for

forwarding traffic of phone only. Traffic is
tagged with 802.1Q header.
Configuration and verification…

(config)#vlan 10
(config)#vlan 11
(config)#interface fa0/1
(config-if)#switchport mode access
(config-if)#switcport access vlan 10
(config-if)#switchport voice vlan 11
• #show interface fa0/1 switchport
It shows fa0/1 in the both Access VLAN and
the Voice VLAN.

• #show interface trunk

It lists the status as not-trunking for VLAN 10
and 11 allowed on trunk.