Cisco Announced change to R&S

https://cisco.hosted.jivesoftware.com/docs/DOC-4605

Cisco Revising CCIE R&S Certification
The upcoming Version 4.0 of Cisco CCIEB. Routing and Switching certification
will test hands-on troubleshooting, Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), and
VPN networking
 
To reflect the growth of the network as a service platform, Cisco is revising
the certification requirements for CCIE Routing & Switching (CCIE R&S)bthe
expert level certification for network engineers. The new requirements were
developed with assistance from Cisco enterprise customers and reflect the
expectations of employers across industries.
 
The competencies required for CCIE R&S v4.0 certification were released on May
5, 2009, and are available on the Cisco Learning Network under the CCIE R&S
v4.0 Written Exam topics and CCIE R&S v4.0 Lab Exam topics. Exams based on the
new requirements are scheduled for release on October 18, 2009, and will
immediately replace the currently available v3.0 exams. Candidates who plan to
take their exams on October 18, 2009, or later should prepare using the new
v4.0 exam topics.
 
Both the written and lab exams will be refreshed with new questions and will
cover MPLS and VPN networking. The written exam will add scenario-based
questions to the multiple choice questions, and the lab will now require
hands-on troubleshooting of preconfigured networks, in addition to
configuration. Exam duration and pricing will remain the same, with the
two-hour written exam at USD$350 and the eight-hour lab at USD$1400.
 
A beta version of the new CCIE R&S v4.0 written exam (351-001) will be
available to all customers in the JulybAugust 2009 timeframe at a discounted
price of USD$50. An announcement will be made when scheduling begins.

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Received on Tue May 05 2009 - 01:27:38 ART