Question : URGENT - QOS and HP 1800-24G

Hi,

I have no experience with switches or QOS and have had a lot of HP1800-24G switches deployed across the network. The switch guys say that the switch doesn't support QOS as the manual doesn't mention it, but I can see from the HP1800 FAQS that it states:

Q: How does the ProCurve Switch 1800 series service 802.1p priorities?
A: There is no software configuration of 802.1p for the ProCurve Switch 1800 series. The ProCurve Switch 1800 series honors priorities of the frames received.

Q: How many queues are supported by the ProCurve Switch 1800 series?
A: The ProCurve Switch 1800 series supports 4 queues per port.

Q: How are the 802.1p priorities mapped to the queues for the ProCurve Switch 1800 series?
A: The ProCurve Switch 1800 series 802.1p priorities are mapped as shown in the following table.

Port Queue and 802.1p Priority Values  |           Priority for Exiting From the Port
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Low (1 - 2)                                              |           First
Normal (0, 3)                                           |          Second
Medium (4 - 5)                                         |          Thrid
High (6 - 7)                                              |             Fourth


So what does this mean?
The switch will identify voice traffic and allocate it to the highest priority automatically?
How does this work when a VOIP handset is used as a hub with a PC on the end of it?

Really stressed and could do with a good explanation as need to see how voice will be dealt with before it all falls around me!!!

Thanks for any help

Answer : URGENT - QOS and HP 1800-24G

The phones marks the packet, and the switch handling the QOS of COS