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CCIE R&S (4.0) One Week Lab Experience Boot Camp
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.
Why Choose IPexpert
CCIE R&S One Week Lab Experience Boot Camp Facts:
- This class consists of no structured lecture. Instead, students will be given 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
- During the class, 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 lab scenarios will cover all aspects of the new 4.0 lab exam including how to approach the Troubleshooting and the Configuration section of the 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
- Each student will have access to their own CCIE Routing & switching 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.
- Investments are protected by IPexpert's Investment Assurance guarantee
- 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 CCIE Routing & Switching 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.)
Course Outline
CCIE Routing & switching One week Boot Camp Detail
IPexpert’s CCIE R&S OWLE course is not an introductory course. The amount of lecture is minimal and the primary focus is a proctored individual lab work. Our instructors are there for you to proctor the labs and provide key guidance and explanations. All questions will be answered!
Monday
- Introduction and the course objectives
- Lab study, preparation and strategy
- Test-taking strategy
- Psychology of the CCIE R&S lab
- Lab environment
- Using available lab resources
- Proctors
- Documentation
- Tools
- Lab sections
- Troubleshooting section
- Troubleshooting section strategy
- Troubleshooting approach and techniques
- Configuration section
- Configuration section strategy
- Building blocks of a successful multi-layer lab configuration
- Troubleshooting lab using IPexpert Lab Delivery System
- Instructor- and self-evaluation
- Configuration lab using IPexpert’s Lab Delivery System
- Troubleshooting section
Tuesday
- 2-Hour troubleshooting section using IPexpert’s Lab Delivery System
- Grading and Evaluation
- 6-Hour configuration section using IPexpert’s Lab Delivery System
Wednesday
- Evaluation of Tuesday lab
- Instructor walkthrough of Tuesday lab
Thursday
- 2-Hour troubleshooting section using IPexpert’s Lab Delivery System
- Grading and Evaluation
- 6-Hour configuration section using IPexpert’s Lab Delivery System
Friday
- Discussion of a Thursday lab
- Individual evaluation
- No-nonsense readiness assessment and feedback
- Guidance for continued studies
- Individual follow-up with the instructor
Value-Add
- Additional labs
- Troubleshooting lab
- Configuration lab
- Over-the-weekend rack access for end-to-end students (weekend before the course)
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 rental provider that rents remote access to CCIE students. These CCIE Routing & Switching vRacks are second-to-none in the CCIE online rack rental industry! The Proctor Labs vRacks are equipped with the latest and greatest Cisco hardware, IOS and applications available. They 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 our hardware is the most up-to-date on the market (matching what is actually on the real lab) and that our interface will provide you with a user-friendly experience.
Not only is our hardware and interface the best around, it is also supported 24x7 by an elite group of technical support representatives who 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.
- You will not waste time on our racks. When you begin your session, your routers 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 our 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 12.4 Mainline IOS.
- Each rack is equipped with four Catalyst 3550/3560 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
Schedule
| Date | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| February 20 to February 24, 2012 | RTP, NC | |
| March 12 to March 16, 2012 | San Jose, CA, US | |
| May 21 to May 25, 2012 | San Jose, CA, US | |
| June 18 to June 22, 2012 | RTP, NC | |
| August 27 to August 31, 2012 | San Jose, CA, US | |
| September 24 to September 28, 2012 | San Jose, CA, US | |
| October 29 to November 2, 2012 | San Jose, CA, US | |
| December 10 to December 14, 2012 | San Jose, CA, US |
International Schedule
| Date | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| April 23 to April 27, 2012 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| July 09 to July 13, 2012 | Brussels |
Marko, a dual CCIE who has recently passed the CCIE R&S 4.0 lab, has spent 12 years designing and supporting some of Europe's largest service provider networks. He is accredited with designing the largest multi-service internet infrastructure in Iceland. He has been working with IPexpert over the past few years developing several self-study products, and will now be more-heavily involved in product development, product support and classroom training (throughout Europe, Australia and Asia) on full time basis.
Tyson Scott, a Triple CCIE, brings to IPexpert more than 14 years of experience in the IT industry, six of those years at a senior-engineer level. He spent five years at Hewlett Packard in its Managed Services division. Tyson also served two years with Advanced Services at Cisco. Over the years, he has gained valuable "real world" knowledge, having worked on global solutions on some the largest networks out there. At IPexpert, Tyson is responsible for automation programs used to simplify customer experiences and increase customer satisfaction. He is also instrumental in the delivery and development of IPexpert's CCIE R&S, CCIE Security and CCIE Service Provider classes and products and has been a key component in IPexpert's world-renowned success.
IPexpert is proud to boast the industry's most extensive portfolios of learning materials and courses, backed by the world's most knowledgeable team of Cisco-focused Training Advisors, Support Engineers and Instructors, IPexpert has been able to certify MORE CCIEs THAN ANY OTHER COMPANY IN THE WORLD. Many have forged ahead, earning two, three and even four CCIE certifications with our assistance and mentoring. We would honor the opportunity to add you to our growing list of successful and satisfied clients!
IPexpert's boot camp was the final step in my preparation process. The Lab Experience Boot camp smashed months of labs and rack time into a one-week program that perfectly resembles the real lab feeling. I'm glad i took this bootcamp before my second attempt, and not the third or fourth.
I'll certainly look towards IPexpert when I start preparing towards my 2nd IE.
It was a very pleasant feeling to realize that your skills are really improving day after day during the IPexpert course. It was also good to hear from the teacher that the real CCIE lab won't be as hard as IPexpert labs. When you get to real lab exam and see that this is true and you were prepared very well, your first thing is - I really can do it.
Investment Assurance Program
At IPexpert, we understand the importance of ensuring the value of your investment. When you embark on your certification path, you can rest assured that IPexpert will be your advocate along the way!
As a valued IPexpert client, you are entitled to the following benefits related to this product:
As you begin working through your IPexpert materials, we are confident you will be extremely pleased with the content. Our renowned team of instructors developed a methodology for teaching engineers complex technologies in a structured manner that maximizes understanding during each study session.
From the accuracy and thoroughness of the material to the flow from topic to topic, our years of product refinement are evident throughout. That said, because we are constantly striving to improve, our Instructors may revise the materials you purchase. Whether the wording of single question is changed or an entire section is replaced, you will receive online access to the revised material at no charge.
NOTICE: The above-stated details are governed by the following program policies:
- The lifetime of your Investment Assurance Program coverage correlates to the Cisco exam version in effect at the time of your purchase. When a new version of the certification exam you are pursuing becomes effective and enforced by Cisco, you will be offered a discounted upgrade path to purchase training solutions correlated to the new exam version.
- Coverage is valid for products and courses directly purchased from and delivered by IPexpert. Training products and courses purchased through or delivered by third parties and partners of IPexpert may be governed by separate policies set forth by the third party vendor.
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- Regarding errata and revisions provided for self-study products, online access may not be applicable to all products. In that case, you will have the option to purchase new media for a nominal fee to cover production, shipping and handling.
- If you purchase an IPexpert instructor-led course, but do not pass the exam afterwards, you are eligible to retake the class once again before your next lab exam attempt - at NO CHARGE.
Our retake seats include full access to your own dedicated pod of equipment, just like your first time through the class!
To Be Determined Policy
Note: Students are required to complete the Cisco Course Evaluation for the first class to qualify for a retake. Our courses are consistently in high-demand and fill up fast. Retake seats are limited, of course, so email your request to sales@ipexpert.com as soon as possible to have a better selection of dates and locations.
Be sure to contact a Training Advisor if you have any questions or concerns prior to your purchase.
