Re: Advice for Switch and Router solution for small office

You could look at 3560 series switches which can do routing, instead of
2950's and a router. Less equipment, but most likely much more expensive.

However, you can buy 3560 in PoE models, which is something you'd generally
be after if you're doing VoIP, but is not necessary because all IP phones
can be used with a power brick. Some come with them (like Polycom
SoundPoint IP phones) and some you pay extra (Like Cisco IP phones, at about
$25 per brick). You need to do a cost analyis and see if the cost of power
bricks (if you have to pay for them) is worth the savings on the switch).
Also, the 3560's and run an enhanced image and provide QoS, which is
something you want for a VoIP setup.

Anyways, for a router to use, it really depends on what you need to do. You
could use something as basic as the 800 series, or move to the 1800 and 2800
series. The 1800 series routers are not designed of voice applications as
they cannot support DSPs. If there was an 800 series that supported DSPs,
it wouldn't be near enough for your application, so you are probably looking
at a 2801 at a minimum.

Your basic requirements for a switch/router when you want to use voice
should be:
-Does the switch support VLAN tagging
-Does the switch support QoS
-Does the switch support Inline Power
-Does the router support QoS
-Does the router support voice (voice software, DSPs, voice modules to hook
in FXO/FXS, PRI, T1/E1, etc)

<gegidio@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1126943147.711760.12220@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hello,
>
> I'd like to setup a small network using VLAN(s). I would need about 4
> VLANs with the following node distribution:
>
> VLAN 1: 5 servers
> VLAN 2: 4 servers
> VLAN 3: 50 workstations
> VLAN 4: 10 workstations
>
> I was thinking about a couple of 2950 48p catalyst switches. Which
> router would you suggest for routing between these VLANs ? the router
> would also be the gateway towards the firewall and out to the Internet.
>
> One more thing: is there any special requirement to look for in the
> switches and router, should we decide in the future to use VoIP with an
> IP PBX ?
>
> Thank you!
>


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