DFWCUG Study Groups
| CCIE
Service Provider Written/Lab Study Group |
| Contact |
Tom Young
tyoung@cisco-users.org |
| When |
1st
and 3rd Thursdays of the month. |
| Where |
To be determined. Contact the group leader
for details. |
| Prerequisite |
Must be CCNP or equivalent |
| Schedule |
| Day |
Date |
Description |
| Wed |
May 3, 2006 |
New members meet after the CUG meeting. |
| Thu |
May 18, 2006 |
Meet twice a month. |
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| Required Materials |
For the written
exam, we will use the General Knowledge blueprint,
http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/ccie/sp/knowledge_blueprint.html,
as our study guide. Members will determine their own books and web
articles for study. Members will divide into specific service area
groups and follow the corresponding blueprint for their service area
portion of the exam.
For the lab exam, we will evaluate different vendor’s lab workbooks
until we decide on the best material. We will negotiate a group
discount. More information will be given out in the group meetings. |
| Optional Materials |
If you do not have
a resource for the General Knowledge blueprint, the
CCIE Routing and Switching Official Exam
Certification Guide, Second Edition (Geier, Mehta,
Odom, ISBN# 1587201410) looks like a good reference.
This link contains
recommended books by Cisco:
http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/ccie/sp/book_list.html
This link contains
MANY recommended articles on Cisco’s website:
http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/ccie/sp/online_resources.html |
| Outline |
We
will meet twice a month to provide ample time for studying between
meetings and spending time on more important pursuits. In return,
group members are expected to be prepared for meetings. Fewer
meetings with preparation will work better than just a lot of
meetings.
How fast the group proceeds depends upon the members. We may even
divide into two groups if we are at different levels. We will work
in 3 phases: (1) studying the technologies for the written, (2)
mastering the technologies with mini-labs, and (3) putting it all
together with 8-hour mock labs. Each member will have an
opportunity to practice some portion of a lab during each group
meeting. We will not proceed to #3 until we have mastered #2.
Members in this group are expected to contribute to the group in
some way (present material, create study resources, share lab
equipment, volunteer for tasks, etc.). A desire to thoroughly know
the technology and equipment is a must.
Please do not attend if your desire is to look for short cuts or
violate NDA with regard to exam material. This group will seek to
master the topics and be an expert worthy of the certification.
Discussion during the group meetings will be encouraged and each
member will show respect and professionalism to others. Members are
expected to be prepared and engage in high-level discussion. |
| Comments |
We
will need a meeting room for the meetings. The room will need an
Internet connection for access to remote racks, an overhead
projector to display the telnet sessions and Cisco documentation,
and a white board for diagrams and discussion. |
| Notes |
Please contact the study group leader listed above to be added to
the CCIE Service Provider Written/Lab Study Group. |
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