Re: Cisco Announced change to R&S

New Test:

21 Points = OEQ

58 Points = Hands-on Tasks (same tasks - less points for each task)

21 Points = Troubleshooting (7-21 Troubleshooting Tasks - since everyone
started passing the lab on the 1st attempt and doing it in only 3-5 hours
because it was "so easy" - Cisco had to respond with a challenge for the
genius's among us - since people got so experienced/smarter).

Now:

1. You can fail the lab on the way in on "theory which is mostly practical".

21 Points

or

2. You can fail on actual hands-on lab tasks - (Note: each section is all or
nothing per task group, i.e. all OSPF of no points for OSPF):

58 Points

A. Switching 10-20 Tasks = 12 Points
B. Frame Relay 5 Interfaces = 3 Points
C. RIP - 5-7 Tasks = 5 Points
D. EIGRP - 5-8 Tasks = 5 Points
E. OSPF - 10-15 Tasks = 8 Points
G. IPv6 - 3-5 Tasks = 4 Points
H. BGP - 5-8 Tasks = 5 Points
I. Multicast - 5-6 Tasks = 4 Points
J. IP Services - 3-5 Tasks = 4 Points
K. QoS - 3-5 Tasks = 4 Points
L. Security - 3-5 Tasks = 4 Points

3. You can fail on the Hands-On Troubleshooting Faults:

21 Points

1-3 Faults inserted for each of the major areas (L2, IGP, BGP, Multicast,
QoS, IP Services, and Security) - each worth 1-3 Points.

Now that is what I call a CCIE Lab!

And any real CCIE will want/need to validate himself/herself against this
kind of "real test of a CCIE"...

All the current CCIE's can dust this of course but they don't have to...
"yet".

And add the new stuff to the mix (I'll let your mimagination kill ya on this
one).

Now if they just take the approach of the RHCE and require the CCIE Written
be taken on the same day as the lab... Things will really rock!

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Received on Tue May 05 2009 - 07:28:50 ART