Re: Voice

Sure, go grab it if they are willing to pay for it. :-)
But CCVP is a 5 tests path, not just one exam. In particular it has a
QoS exam which would be very helpful in your RS preps.

HTH
A.

On 8/7/2010 11:53 AM, Babatunde Sanda wrote:
> Well Aftab, The choice is really yours but I would say no knowledge is lost,
> go for it. If your company is paying for it too why not? All the better.
> You say you love working on the IOS. The voice world is not completely GUI
> you know. Your PRI lines, analog lines, H323 configuration, UBE, Voice
> vlans, QOS, calling/called regular expressions, gatekeepers etc. are not all
> configured in the Call Manager (As you might know). So you see IOS
> knowledge is vital. If anything, your IOS capability increases.
>
>
> Using myself as example; I started heavy on my CCIE RS (had even done and
> passed the written) brushing up my MPLS knowledge before a forecast attempt
> at the lab then I had an opportunity to learn voice while helping to
> configure 24 sites with CUCM. Well, to cut the story short I ended up doing
> my CCVP and my company paid for it even though they wouldn't pay for my
> CCIE.
>
> Now am back on my lab quest reading my Doyle to get back the flow. Bottom
> line the choice is yours but I say go for it.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Mohammed Aftab Memon
> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 6:22 AM
> To: Cisco certification
> Subject: Voice
>
> Hi All,
>
> Presently I am studying for my CCIE RS and am about to complete BGP section
> .
> I work for a company and I have exposure to more than 80000 IP phones and
> very good at call manager but I dont like voice.
> I can troubleshoot all the issues which I get as I am aware of the network
> and am finding it very easy t troubleshoot. working on call manager and
> studying after office time, I did earn my CCNA,CCNP and working on CCIE RS.
> My company would pay if I get my CCVP vertification and it should not take
> me more than a month to write the exam as I am good with the subject and I
> just need to book the exam - go though the Jeremy's video and clear the
> exam.
>
> Please advise me if it is a good decision to write the CCVP exams> WIll i
> loose my focus from CCIE RS ? I love routing and switching and working on
> the IOS. Few people told that if I aim for CCVP I will loose the love and
> interest in RS. I agree the CCM is GUI but my focus is only CCIE RS but I am
> asked to write CCVP.
>
> Will it be a good bet to go for this exam ? Kindly advise...
>
> Regards
> Aftab
>
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