From: Scott Morris (smorris@ipexpert.com)
Date: Thu Oct 25 2007 - 02:05:35 ART
I think we have more than demonstrated that this conversation is going
nowhere... Let's just let it go away.
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Subject: Re: CCIE Lab Price Increase
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Subject: RE: CCIE Lab Price Increase
> "But why would you need to? As I'm sure we know, the CCIE exam ain't
> that 'switch-heavy'.
>
> I very strongly suspect that the switch functions that are on the exam
> can all be successfully emulated. Come on, like I said, you're not
> exactly loading the switch capacity very much on the exam. In fact,
> you're hardly loading the capacity at all."
>
> And there would be a comment that fairly well seals the idea of how
> many times you've sat through the actual lab exam in any recent time.
> Or an understanding of how things work.
Oh? See the latest post I made. Be honest - how much switch capacity are
you truly using? Just think back to when you did the lab, and imagine
actually having actually looked at the LOAD that you were imposing upon the
switches in your completed network configuration. Do you even think that
the switch was loaded at even 1% of its capacity? Be honest.
So, if we can agree that we're not exactly loading the switch very much,
then why exactly do you really need the actual switch at all? Why can't it
be emulated? You buy a switch in a production network because you actually
expect to load it and to provide mass connectivity to numerous clients. Are
you really doing that in the lab? In the lab, do you have hundreds (or even
tens) of clients connected to any of the switches? Are any of the clients
that you are connecting spewing out boatloads of fps? The answers are 'no'
and 'no'. Hence, why exactly can't that box be replaced by an emulator?
Would you notice the difference?
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