If you really want the CCIE for its own sake, you'll learn a lot of
underlying technology--that's bloody useful--but you won't learn the
Cisco-specific stuff for the CCIE (R&S or WAN). Cisco's exams are quite
focused on how Cisco does things.
If you want the knowledge, if you want to play with the high horsepower toys
on the backbone (and I see voice and data merging already, with ATM an
excellent carrier for lots of reasons, starting with QoS), then go with the
job offer. You will learn the material from another perspective, which will
truly help if/when you come back to Cisco certifications.
My $.02.
Annlee Hines
CCNA, CCDA, etc
Systems Engineer
Nortel Networks
""Niraj Palikhey"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> Could somebody advise me the value of working in a voice over atm
> environment?
>
> I am on my way to achive the CCIE certification(well, that's my ultimate
> certification goal). Presently, I am working towards my CCNP and have
learnt
> a lot about Cisco routers and routing in general.
>
> I have an opportunity to work in a voice over atm environment. This is
> dealing with Nortel GSP switches connected to Passport switches which is
> connected to Lucent CBX 500 ATM switches. Will be part of the team that
will
> build this ATM core backbone. They also have plans to route data(ip) over
> this ATM backbone possibly in the future.
>
> Since I will not really be dealing with Cisco routers but more so with
those
> ATM switches and voice switches etc. is it worth it to work in this kind
of
> environment, keeping in mind the CCIE certification?
>
> The pay is ok and I do understand any kind of ATM knowledge is good, but I
> have yet to pass my CCNP and work with routers in a larger scale and
> understand them better??
>
> Would someone give me an honest advise?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Kind regards,
>
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