Appendix C. CCIE Preparation Tips
Becoming a Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE) is a far cry from the “read a book, take an exam” process of some other industry certifications. After a relatively easy written exam, you will be required to prove your expertise in a hands-on, notoriously difficult lab exam. Even though you must be intimately familiar with the Cisco configuration commands, the most difficult challenges of the lab are not Cisco IOS Software-specific; instead, they test the depths of your understanding of switches, routers, and routing protocols. It is for this knowledge that CCIEs are recognized and sought out as proven internetworking experts.
The structured creation of a network involves four phases, and those same four ...
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