Re: Virtual Routing for Voice Traffic

[John Center <john.center () VILLANOVA EDU>]

Hi Brian,

Most schools keep voice & data on separate VLANs, but do you route them separately also?  The feedback I've received is mixed.  Some 
schools do & some don't, though several that don't have said they wish they did virtual routing to keep the traffic separate at 
L3.

Thanks.

        -John


On 3/24/17 11:39 AM, Brian T. Huntley wrote:
> We've run a converged network for over a decade. QoS can be a challenge, especially if you have a heterogeneous hardware config on your 
> network, but running your VoIP over a separate vlan on your data net shouldn't be a problem.  For us, anything considered "life 
> safety" uses POTS lines.  Our network simply isn't engineered with sufficient redundancy to make it life-safety worthy.
>
> Brian
>
> --
> Brian T. Huntley
> Director of Network Services and Information Security
> Office of Information Technology
> Clarkson University
> 315.268.6723
>
> On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 10:35 AM, Nicholas Garigliano <ngarigl8 () naz edu <mailto:ngarigl8 () naz edu>> wrote:
>
>     Technically, it is easily doable.  The one thing to the keep in mind is the stability of your data network, i.e. 
> layer 2-3.  Any issues will shut down your phones and that might be considered a safety issue (i.e. 911 for dorms) 
> depending on where you are located.
>
>     Nick Garigliano
>     Network Security Engineer
>     Enterprise & Network Solutions
>     Nazareth College
>     585 389-2109
>
>     On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 10:10 AM, Rob Milman <rob.milman () sait ca <mailto:rob.milman () sait ca>> wrote:
>
>         Hi John,
>
>         We've been running our voice network on a separate VLAN on our data network for well over a decade. It's worked 
> well for us with no problems that I can recall.
>
>         Regards,
>
>         Rob
>         Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
>
>         -----Original Message-----
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> () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU>] On Behalf Of John Center
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>         To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU <mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU>
>         Subject: [SECURITY] Virtual Routing for Voice Traffic
>
>         Hi,
>
>         (I posted this to the NETMAN list, but I thought I'd also ask the Security people, since this is one of our 
> concerns.)
>
>         We're having a debate about how to best route voice traffic over our data network.  Right now, we have a physically 
> separate data & voice infrastructure, but want to consolidate for cost savings.  How many schools are using virtual routing to 
> separate voice & data over a common network infrastructure?  How many are running both without any routing separation, except 
> for voice VLANs?  Why?
>
>         Inquiring minds want to know...  :-)
>
>         Thanks.
>
>               -John
>
>         --
>         John Center
>         Villanova University