10 Day CCIE R&S (4.0) Lab Preparation Boot Camp

Why Choose IPexpert

CCIE R&S 10 Day Boot Camp Facts:

• Week one consists of five hours of lecture per day and five hours of hands-on lab work per day. Classes are long, sometimes lasting late into the evenings. Students must come prepared to learn and be challenged
• During week one, the Instructor will identify the most common mistakes that candidates make and, by the end of the week, will evaluate each individual by providing an assessment of their readiness through feedback
• The instructor will cover all aspects of the new CCIE 4.0 Lab exam including how to approach the Open Ended Questions (OEQ) / Core Knowledge, Troubleshooting and the Configuration sections of each lab
• The Instructor will discuss time management and various test-taking strategies providing insight on how CCIE's have prepared and passed the grueling lab
• During week two, the class consists of no structured lecture. Instead, it consists of 4 mock (CCIE R&S 4.0) lab exams and have full access to private explanations delivered by IPexpert's industry-renowned instructors. Classes are long, sometimes lasting late into the evenings. Students must come prepared to learn and be challenged
• Each student will have access to their own vRack of equipment consisting of 13 routers (2800 or 3800 series - no outdated routers such as 2500, 2600 or 3600s!) running 12.3 / 12.4 mainline (with various Frame Relay, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet interfaces), and quad Catalyst 3560 Switches. (Each student will be given dedicated access to their individual vRack throughout the course.
• Students MUST BRING THEIR OWN LAPTOPS. (See laptop requirements here.)
• Course is held in a training facility in close proximity to hotels, airports and restaurants.
• All investments are protected by IPexpert's Investment Assurance guarantee 
• Lunch, snacks and beverages are provided throughout the class, Monday through Friday.

IPexpert CCIE R&S Boot Camp Prerequisites:

• Students are expected to have a CCNP-level of knowledge with extensive CCIE-level preparation.
• It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that students should have purchased and completed AT LEAST Workbook Volume 1: Focus Labs prior to the course. (Volume 1 is available as a stand alone product and is also included as part of the Blended Learning Solution.)

Week One Outline

Course Outline

• Monday
  • Exam Strategy
  • Layer 2 Technologies
  • Bridging & Spanning Tree
  • Catalyst 3550/3560 Switching
  • Frame Relay
  • PPP for Serial Links
• Tuesday
  • Layer 3 Technologies
  • Routing Protocol Commonalities
  • RIP
  • OSPF
  • EIGRP
  • BGP
  • Redistribution
• Wednesday
  • IP Multicast
  • IP and IOS Services
  • WCCP
  • IOS Services
  • SNMP
  • Security Topics
  • Access Lists and Binary Math Calculation
• Thursday
  • QoS & Queuing Mechanisms
  • Traffic-Shaping
  • MQC & NBAR
  • IPv6
• Friday
  • Full Day Mock Lab

Week Two Outline

Course Outline

Monday

• Introduction to the course / Course objectives
• Open Ended Question Preparation
• Bridging & Switching
  • STP algorithm review
  • STP path manipulations
  • STP timers and manipulations
  • Bridging on routers
  • interface range commands
  • Macros
  • VLANs
  • VTP modes
  • Legacy STP additions (pre-802.1w)
  • L3 Interfaces & SVIs
  • MST
  • RSTP
  • Trunking
  • Etherchannels
  • Switch port modes
  • Voice VLAN
  • Flex Links
  • L2 Tunneling
  • Q-Q Tunneling
• Switch Security / Misc.
  • VLAN Access-Maps
  • Mac Access-Lists
  • DHCP Snooping
  • Source Guard
  • Port Security
  • Dynamic ARP Inspection
  • Storm-Control
  • SDM Changes
  • Private VLANs
  • UDLD
  • 802.1x
  • Monitor Sessions
  • 802.1ab
  • Online Diagnostics
• Frame-Relay
  • Frame-Relay interfaces
    • Physical
    • Point-To-Multipoint Sub-Interface
    • Point-To-Point Sub-Interface
    • Frame-Relay L3/L2 Address Resolution Methods
      • Inverse ARP
      • Static mappings (frame-relay maps)
  • Back-To-Back Frame-Relay
  • IETF and Cisco frame mode
  • Frame-Relay DE
  • Frame-Relay Congestion Management (BECN/FECN)
  • Frame-Relay Multilink (MFR)
  • PPP Over Frame-Relay (PPPoFR)
  • PPP Over MFR
  • Frame-Relay Compression Techniques
• PPP
  • PPP Phases and Exchanges
  • PPP Authentication
  • PPP Multilink
  • PPP Over Ethernet (PPPoE)

Tuesday

• General Routing Concepts
• ODR
• OSPF
  • Peerings & Basics
  • OSPF Area Types
  • OSPF Authentication
  • Virtual-Links
  • OSPF Metrics
  • OSPF Misc. Features
  • OSPF Filtering
• RIP
• EIGRP
• BGP
  • BGP Basics & Peerings
  • Synchronization
  • BGP Next-Hop Issues
  • BGP Address Families
  • PE-CE Routing
  • PE-PE Routing
  • Avoiding Becoming A Transit AS
  • BGP Communities
  • BGP Regular Expressions
  • BGP Decisions & Manipulations
  • Route Reflectors
  • Confederations
  • Prefix-Lists
  • BGP Dampening
  • Aggregation
  • Conditional Advertisements
  • Multipath BGP
  • BGP OER/PFR
• Redistribution
  • Route-Tagging
  • Loop Avoidance
• Misc. Routing
  • PBR
  • GRE Tunnels

Wednesday

• MPLS
  • MPLS Header
  • MPLS Label Distribution Methods
    • LDP
    • TDP
    • RSVP
  • MPLS Label Stacking
  • LDP Configuration
  • MPLS Label Assignment Process
  • Conditional LDP
  • LDP Autoconfig
  • LDP Timers
  • LDP Updates
  • LDP Authentication
  • MPLS Accounting
  • PHP
• MPLS L3 VPN
  • RD & RT
  • VPNv4 Prefixes
  • VPN Label Assignment
  • VRF Configuration
  • VRF RT Import/Export
  • MBGP VPN Filtering
  • MBGP VPN RT Rewrite
  • PE-CE Routing
    • RIP
    • EIGRP
    • OSPF
    • BGP
  • PE-PE Routing
  • AS-Override
  • SOO
• VRF-Lite
• VPN Internet Access
• VRF Route Leaking
• Multicast Operations
  • PIM Dense-Mode
  • PIM Sparse-Mode
  • Rendezvous Points
    • Static Assignment
    • Auto-RP
    • BSR
  • Multicast Borders
  • Multicast MPLS VPN
    • Multicast VRF
    • MVPN Configuration
  • Inter-Domain Multicast
    • MSDP
    • MBGP w/ Multicast Address-Family
  • Source-Specific Multicast (SSM)
    • SSM Configuration
  • Multicast Over Frame-Relay
  • Joining Multicast Groups
  • Multicast Stub Routing
  • Multicast à Broadcast Conversion
  • Broadcast à Multicast Conversion
  • IP Mroute
  • PIM DR
  • Multipath Multicast
  • Multicast Address Scopes
  • Anycast
  • Bi-Directional PIM
    • Configuration
    • Phantom RP
  • MRM
• IP & IOS Services
  • DHCP Server
  • DHCP Client
  • NAT
  • IP Accounting
  • IP Event Dampening
  • WCCP
  • FHRP
    • HSRP
    • VRRP
    • GLBP
    • Tracking
    • IP SLA Tracking
    • IRDP
  • NTP
    • Peer Mode
    • Master Mode
    • Client Mode
    • Broadcast Mode
    • Authentication
  • SNMP
  • SNMPv3
  • RMON
  • Netflow
  • Control-Plane Policing
    • Policing
    • Protection
    • Logging
  • Misc. Telnet Services
  • Core Dumps
  • Archive Command
  • KRON
  • EEM

Thursday

• Security
  • AAA
  • Login DoS Protection
  • Console Port Security
  • IOS Firewall
    • Virtual Fragmentation Reassembly
    • CBAC
    • TCP SYN Protection
    • Alerts & Audits
    • PAM
    • HTTP Inspection Engine
    • Application Inspection
    • Java Applet Blocking
    • URL Filtering
  • IOS Zone-Based Firewall
    • Restrictions
    • Parameter Maps
    • Example
    • Zone-Based Firewall URL Filtering
    • Hash Table
    • Transparent IOS Firewall
  • IOS IPS
    • Configuration Example
    • Advanced Configurations
  • Access-Lists
    • Standard ACL
    • Extended ACL
    • Reflexive ACL
    • Time-Based ACL
    • Lock N’ Key Security
    • Important ACL Ranges
    • Object-Groups In ACLs
    • Flexible Packet Matching
    • Access-Lists & Binary Operations
    • Unicast RPF
    • IP Source Tracking
• Quality Of Service (QoS)
  • RFC791 & The ToS Byte
    • IP Precedence Values
  • Differentiated Services (DSCP)
  • AF PHB
  • AF PHB & DSCP Conversion
  • EF
  • Queuing
    • FIFO
    • Weighted Fair Queueing
    • Priority Queueing
    • Custom Queueing
    • CBWFQ/LLQ
  • Policing & Shaping
    • GTS
    • FRTS
    • MQC Based Policing/Shaping
  • Fragmentation
  • Frame-Relay Fragmentation
  • CAR
  • RSVP
  • MQC Configurations
    • Class-Maps
    • Policy-Maps
  • NBAR
  • Auto-QoS For The WAN
  • Auto-QoS For The LAN
  • 3560 QoS
    • CoS & DSCP Maps
    • Examples
    • 3560 Interface Output Queues
    • Priority Queue
    • SRR Queuing
      • Shaped
      • Shared
      • 3560 Policing
        • Aggregate Policer
• IPv6
  • History Review
  • IPv6 Over Ethernet
  • IPv6 Header
  • IPv6 Addressing
  • IPv6 Address Spaces
    • Link-Local
    • Site-Local
    • Unique-Local
  • EUI-64 Addressing
  • IPv6 Transitioning
    • IPv6v4 Tunnels
  • IPv6 Multicast
    • MLD
    • Addressing
    • IPv6 BSR
  • IPv6 Basic Configurations
  • EIGRPv6
  • OSPFv3
  • IPv6 GRE Tunnels
  • IPv6 6to4 Relay Configuration
  • IPv6 NAT
  • IPv6 Neighbor Discovery

Friday: Complete Full 8-Hour CCIE R&S 4.0 Mock Lab Exam

Topology / Hardware

All IPexpert clients have the ability to rent online vRack access through Proctor Labs, our sister company. Proctor Labs is an online CCIE rack solution provider that rents remote access to CCIE students. These Routing & Switching vRacks are second-to-none in the CCIE online rack rental industry.  The Proctor Labs vRacks are equipped with the latest Cisco hardware, IOS and applications available.  These vRacks truly provide an online experience like no other online rack vendor can offer. 

All of the Proctor Labs CCIE R&S vRacks are structured around IPexpert's standard CCIE R&S topology consisting of 13 routers (including Frame Relay switch, Terminal Server and three Backbone routers) and four Catalyst switches.  We also guarantee that our IOS is the latest and greatest, that the hardware is the most up-to-date on the market (matching what is actually on the real lab) and that the interface will provide clients with a user-friendly experience. 

Not only is the hardware and interface the best around, it is also supported 24x7 by an elite group of technical support representatives that are just a phone call or instant-message away.

Do not use older, outdated or slower racks! Use the best solution available today - the Proctor Labs vRack solution! 

Remote Control Tools in the User Interface:

• All routers can be controlled via the web with our GUI remote control system.
• When clients begin their session, all devices WILL BE set to the default (blank) setting.
• Each device can be power cycled by our RPC (Remote Power Control) system with a click of a button.
• Single Page Login (no need to telnet to rack's terminal server). Login and begin using the online hardware instantly.
• Session Management (view scheduled time and reschedule without human intervention).

Hardware Details:

• All of our routers are 2800 and 3800 series ISR routers, and VERY fast!
• There is a 3825 router with Etherswitch Module in each rack.
• All routers run 12.4T
• Each rack is equipped with four Catalyst 3560 switches running 12.2(25)SEE2 IPServices or AdvIPServices code.
• Each rack has Frame Relay, Fast Ethernet, Serial, and Gig Ethernet technologies.
• Each rack has three Backbone routers used to inject routes or other technologies; these are reachable and can be accessed by our clients.

Standard CCIE R&S Topology

IPexpert 5-Day CCIE R&S (4.0) Lab Preparation Boot Camp

The IPexpert CCIE Routing and Switching Instructor Led Boot Camp is designed for CCIE R&S candidates ready for an intense five day course designed to challenge and immerse students in the knowledge needed to attain the CCIE R&S certification. Over five long days candidates existing knowledge will be solidified, any weaknesses exposed and gain vital test-taking strategies.

In IPexpert’s popular Boot Camp includes hours of in depth lecture from one of IPexpert's world renowned Instructors. Instructors will provide detailed explanation and facilitate group discussion. Students will also receive individual attention from the instructor if needed. After each day’s lectures students will be challenged with hours of extremely complex lab scenarios reinforcing the material covered during the day. Day five students will work through difficult full-scale mock lab that will test all skills learned throughout the week. 

IPexpert 5-Day CCIE R&S (4.0) Boot Camp contains both detailed explanations and challenging labs on advanced topics including Cisco switching, Spanning Tree Protocol (including variants such as MSTP, RSTP, PVST), Dot1Q tunnels, Frame Relay, PPP, RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS, Troubleshooting, routing protocol redistribution & filtering, router security & management, QOS, multicast and IPv6 to just name a few. The course is frequently reviewed to ensure that it is up to date and meets the latest topics tested on the CCIE R&S 4.0 Lab exam blueprint. In addition, the Instructor will provide invaluable tips on lab strategy and test preparation techniques to maximize the opportunity to pass the CCIE R&S Lab exam.

Throughout the course students will have unlimited access to their own personal rack of equipment matching the CCIE R&S Lab blueprint. Immersing students in an environment without the distraction of work and personal obligations, students will maintain focus required to benefit from the volume of material concentrated into one week.

This course has been the key to success for many of CCIE's around the world, recognized as the most effective preparation course available anywhere.

About Our CCIE R&S One Week Lab Experience Boot Camp

IPexpert’s Routing and Switching One Week Lab Experience is designed for CCIE R&S candidates in the last month or weeks before their CCIE R&S Lab. During the week students will tackle challenging full-day mock labs Monday through Thursday. Students will practice time management, learn test taking strategies and expose any weaknesses in order to resolve them before the lab exam. On the final day of the course, the instructor will review the progress students made on each lab and help plan a strategy to improve any areas of weakness. 

During each day of the labs, the Instructor will act as a proctor by providing clarification in the same manner the proctor will during the certification lab exam to best replicate the actual CCIE R&S Lab environment. Students will be challenged to think problems through without having the solution provided, which is an important part in preparation training.

This challenging course contains difficult mock labs with detailed solutions guides on advanced topics including Switching, Spanning Tree Protocol (including variants such as MSTP, RSTP, PVST), Dot1Q tunnels, Frame Relay, PPP, RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS, Troubleshooting, routing protocol redistribution and filtering, router security and management, QOS, multicast and IPv6 amongst others with the course being frequently reviewed to ensure that it is up to date and meets the latest topics tested on the CCIE R&S Lab exam blueprint.

Throughout the course students will have unlimited access to their own personal rack of equipment matching the CCIE R&S Lab blueprint. Immersing students in an environment without the distraction of work and personal obligations, maintaining the undisrupted focus required to benefit from the labs during the week.

This course is the final preparation step used by candidates prior to their CCIE Routing and Switching Lab exam and has been the key to success for many CCIE's around the world, recognized as the most effective preparation course available anywhere.