CCIE Routing and Switching Certification Guide 4th Edition

ccie routing and switching certification guide 4th editionThe first requirement of the CCIE Lab exam is to pass the written exam. The one and only resource you will need for this is the official CCIE routing and switching certification guide from Cisco. Written by Wendell Odom, Rus Healy and Denise Donohue. Now in it’s 4th Edition it covers the entire R&S Blueprint which also maps nicely to the blueprint for the lab exam. I have already passed the written exam but let it expire, so before I book my lab I need to pass the written again. I was glancing through the topics of the fourth edition to see what extra has been added since the third edition. On first glance it appears to cover a bit more on MPLS and Router and Switch device security.
My advice would be if you already have the third edition to just look at the official Cisco R&S blueprint and ensure you have read up on all the topics. If you do not own the third edition then the purchase of the fourth edition should be the first thing you buy for your CCIE exam preparation.It is a great book to start with to expand on the knowledge gained in the CCNP.

Good luck with your studies.

 

 

 

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CCIE Written Exam – Implement IPv6

I have let my CCIE Written Exam expire and I need to schedule my CCIE Lab Exam!
So I am going to just brush up on a few topics and get this exam passed.

The topic I am going to be focussing on today is Implement IPv6

From the exam topics you need to be happy with the following subjects.

  • Implement IP version 6 (IPv6) addressing and different addressing types
  • Implement IPv6 neighbor discovery
  • Implement basic IPv6 functionality protocols
  • Implement tunneling techniques
  • Implement OSPF version 3 (OSPFv3)
  • Implement EIGRP version 6 (EIGRPv6)
  •  Implement filtering and route redistribution

This information was taken from the CCIE Written exam blueprint here:
https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/docs/DOC-4374

You do not need to be an IPv6 guru for the written exam or even for the lab exam but you do need to have a very good understanding of the topics above and how IPv6 works.

The best resource to prepare for the CCIE Written Exam is the official guide from Cisco
www.amazon.co.uk/CCIE-Routing-Switching-Certification-Guide/

I have this on my kindle and am just brushing over a few topics in spare moments of time.

I will get the exam booked for a couple weeks and when I have passed the ccie written, I can then schedule the lab exam and at this moment in time am looking at a August timeframe.

Wherever you are in your journey, good luck and if you want any tips or advice please comment below.

For some inspiration on your studies check out the current CCIE Salary report.

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CCIE Written Exam Preparation

I tried to book my CCIE Lab exam today for next year and the system would not let me? The reason is my current CCIE Written Exam expires on the 21st December so I am unable to schedule a lab exam past this date.

So I have to get out my CCIE Routing & Switching Exam Certification guide by Wendell Odom and brush up on some topics.

With my current level of studying for the lab I do not forsee any major problems but just to make sure I don’t get tripped up on some simple questions I will try to read quite a few of the chapters in the next few weeks.

I also have the 5 day R&S written online bootcamp from INE so that should help.

Will be booking it for next month and then when they systems have updated I can then officially book the lab exam.

It’s a long road but the end is in sight.

The Written exam blueprint is here https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/docs/DOC-4374

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Roger

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