Re: Cisco Announced change to R&S

While an interesting idea... And perhaps not a bad idea.... I don't
see it happening any time in the near future. There would be too much
resistance from the incumbent bunch. Although many, I suspect, would
have no problem in passing it.

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Casim wrote:
> this is really great news
>
> i would rather suggest cisco to introduce some new exam for existing CCIEs
> in order to filter dummy CCIEs
>
> what do you experts say?
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 12:03 PM, Walter <geyetan_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>> I think this is really cool. I've always felt that the ccie lab should be
>> 40% config, 60% troubleshoooting and 0% OEQ :-) Still going to try n take
>> the lab before October anyways ....
>>
>> On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 6:27 AM, <ali_akbar99_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> 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)b
>>>
>> the
>>
>>> 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 Julyb August 2009 timeframe at a
>>> discounted
>>> price of USD$50. An announcement will be made when scheduling begins.
>>>
>>>
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