- QoS Exam Topics
- "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz Questions
- Foundation Topics
- Cisco Modular QoS CLI
- QoS Policy Manager (QPM)
- Cisco AutoQoS Feature
- Comparisons of CLI, MQC, and AutoQoS
- Foundation Summary
- For Further Reading
- Q&A
Comparisons of CLI, MQC, and AutoQoS
In the past, QoS tools each had a different set of CLI configuration commands. Over time, with the addition of more and more tools, configuring QoS became a challenge. With the advent of MQC, and with the more recently developed and most useful QoS tools using MQC commands, the configuration complexity was reduced tremendously. Going a step further, by creating AutoQoS VoIP, Cisco provided an even simpler way to configure QoS for VoIP traffic, with no requirement to understand QoS to make the network work well.
The QoS course includes a wonderful table comparing these three options, included here as Table 3-9, summarizing the comparison points between the three options.
Table 3-9 Comparisons of CLI, MQC, and AutoQoS
|
CLI |
MQC |
AutoQoS |
Ease of Use |
Poor |
Easier |
Simple |
Ability to Fine Tune |
OK |
Very Good |
Very Good |
Time to Implement |
Longest |
Average |
Shortest |
Modularity |
Poor |
Excellent |
Excellent |