If you’re familiar with Cisco networking hardware, you’ve probably come across the term ‘Cisco AutoQoS.’ But what is it and how does it differ from Cisco QoS? Cisco AutoQoS, as an innovative technology, minimizes the time, complexity, and operating cost of QoS deployment. Cisco AutoQoS works with Cisco IOS Software and Cisco Catalyst Operating Service to incorporate value-added intelligence and manage large-scale QoS deployments.
Cisco AutoQoS is like a captain of the ship and Cisco QoS is the First Mate. AutoQoS automates consistent, reliable deployment of QoS features across Cisco switches and routers. It senses changes in the network environment and enables various Cisco QoS components and Cisco best-practice recommendations. With the increased prominence of delay-sensitive applications like voice, video, and other multimedia applications deployed in networks today, proper QoS configuration ensures high-quality application performance.
AutoQoS solves several user problems. Typically, QoS network design and implementation over multiple LAN and WAN sites is labor intensive and complex. Customers who wish to reduce provisioning errors, deployment time, and operating expenses can optimize their network for the applications, while retaining the flexibility to subsequently fine-tune QoS.