From: ccie2be (ccie2be@nyc.rr.com)
Date: Thu Oct 16 2003 - 21:02:22 GMT-3
Hi Jason,
1st of all, it's not a stupid question. I'm sure most everybody on GS would
like a definitive answer to the question you asked. However, anyone who could
give you a definitive answer and did would be violating the nda.
So, here's how I think about it. Multicast, itself, is not a core topic,
therefore the number of points assigned to it will be relatively small - my
guess is somewhere between 4 and 6 points. Also, you should remind yourself
every now and then that unlike some other topics like frame relay, for
example, any points lost on multicast won't cause the loss of points on any
other topic.
So, given the number of points assigned to multicast, some of which will be
assigned to the "core" multicast topics you've already mentioned, how many
points does that leave for the "non-core" multicast topics? Not many. So,
therefore, the question you're asking can be restated as, "How much time
should I allocate to non-core multicast topics that, at most, are worth only a
few points of the test score and might not be assigned any points?"
Another thing I would keep in mind is the issue of opportunity cost, in other
words, how many points could you have avoided losing on core topics if the
time you spent on the various non-core multicast topics were instead spent
practicing the core topics? I don't know about you, but for me, my brain is
like a leaky bucket - if a time A, I have perfect knowledge of OSPF or BGP,
if I spend several weeks studying other topics and it's now time B, I don't
have perfect knowledge anymore of OSPF of BGP.
I suspect that the best answer anyone can provide you is that this is a
decision you have to make for yourself. And, of course, none of us really
know what specific topics or points for that topic will be on the exam.
Theoretically, it's possible that Cisco will have 15 points assigned to MSDP
and SSM on the particular test you take.
HTH, dt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Viera" <jasonviera@avenuecable.com>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 5:55 PM
Subject: Mcast on the Lab
> I hate asking stupid questions along these lines since we all know that
> anything is fair game in the CCIE lab, but would anyone like to elaborate
on
> which aspects of mcast I should study. Obviously items like PIM sparse and
> dense mode as well as IGMP, Auto-rp and BSR should be known thoroughly, but
> what about MSDP(Anycast RP), Bidirectional PIM, SSM, PGM, UDLR and so
on.....
> Obviously there are very few shortcuts when it some to studying for this
> beast, but some topics definitely carry more weight then others, any
comments
> would be greatly appreciated!!!
> TIA, Jason
>
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