Online and Live Sessions I

We’ll teach you the technologies, help you become familiar with Cisco's testing techniques, and share our unique methodology for passing the exam. This session will also help you find your strengths and weaknesses by testing your knowledge on topics found on CCIE lab exams such as OSPF, RIP, BGP, EIGRP, switching and data link technologies.  The course content concentrates on a limited number of technologies and protocols, which provides adequate time for the student to fully understand the intricacies of each technology. It’s important for students to know that this course does not cover introductory material and that they are expected to have at minimum a CCNP level knowledge of the topics covered.

We use a combination of lecture, chalk talk, one-on-one mentoring, and hands-on labs to create a unique experience. Students do not share any equipment; each student will have access to their own pod of equipment on which to perform their labs.  All labs are unique to Certification Science.

Start your CCIE Routing and Switching exam preparation here.
As part one of our CCIE lab prep curriculum, you will start with a two week evening online course followed by a 5-day, hands-on course that will expose you to network situations you're likely to experience when taking the CCIE R&S practical lab exam. We'll teach you the technologies, help you become familiar with Cisco's testing techniques, and share our unique methodology for passing the exam. This course will also help you assess your strengths and weaknesses by testing your knowledge on topics found on the CCIE R&S lab exams such as advanced 3560 configurations, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, RIPv2, redistribution, tunneling, route filtering, and bridging. This course does not cover introductory material, so you should have, at minimum, CCNP-level knowledge of the topics covered.

Course Hours

Online courses start at 8:00 PM EST and run for roughly two hours. Each online course is recorded for people unable to attend a particular online session. The live sessions begin each day at 8:30 AM and run at least twelve hours; sometimes late into the evening. In a typical Boot Camp, it is not uncommon for some students to remain past 9:00 PM depending upon individual needs.

Some of the Topics You will Master
(note: trade secret requirements prevent us from listing all topics covered)

• How to design sophisticated 3560 topologies not usually found in production networks, but common on a CCIE-level test
• A detailed analysis of NBMA configurations and the dramatic effect interface types have on frame relay configurations
• Advanced redistribution between routing protocols
• How to run RIP over a network that does not allow for broadcasting or multicasting
• Critical requirements necessary for establishing a GRE tunnel frequently missed by CCIE candidates
• The five items you should check when establishing a neighbor relationship in OSPF and how to establish a neighbor relationship over a network that does not allow multicast
• A chart detailing the combinations of OSPF network types and how they interoperate
• A comprehensive understanding of the OSPF state tables and database and how to quickly determine if your OSPF network is operational simply by reading the database on any router in the area
• How to solve complex EIGRP topologies and what errors you should look for when establishing key chain authentication
• A simple rule for correcting split horizons issues
• The three most common misunderstandings in BGP and how they are tested on the CCIE lab
• When to use or not use BGP synchronization on the test
• Complex BGP designs using intricate route maps; see examples of every BGP attribute and learn to spot the correct attribute for a particular task
• Detailed examples of how BGP Next Hop issues are tested on the exam
• Four possible permutations of a distance vector protocol over frame relay
• Advanced BGP configurations such as duplicating AS numbers between autonomous systems, advertising an AS number based upon neighbor, replacing route reflectors with confederations, and synchronization rules