My advice for someone in pure transmission WAN switching is to get thoroughly familiar with MPLS, as well as the evolving Generalized MPLS, IP over Optical, etc. If you have telephony knowledge, all the better--yes, VoIP requires IP knowledge, but the PBX, signaling, operational services, etc., are rarer in the data world.
>Well, I think the earlier the stratacom experts agree, the better it is for >them. That is why my friends are all studying something else. Sure, when >the economy clears up, there might be some jobs doing wan switching but it >looks like most telcos over planned for both equipment and staff. So there >will be enough stratacom jobs >for a while but probably only for the people that are keeping their >positions. > >-paul > >nrf wrote: >> >> Exactly. You pretty much hit it right on the head - demand is >> so low that >> Cisco's decided that not only can it not support a CCIE >> program, it can't >> even support a CCNA program anymore. >> >> I don't want to be unduly harsh, as I believe all technologies >> ultimately >> have their proper place. But let's face it. The Stratacom >> acquisition >> basically sucked for Cisco. Sorry to put it so bluntly, as I >> know there are >> some Stratacom experts out there who will object, but you know >> in your >> hearts that it's true. Cisco hasn't put major development >> muscle into the >> Stratacom line ever since the last major hardware refresh, the >> MGX8850, >> which came out more than 2.5 years ago. Rumor has it that >> Cisco would >> really like to sell Stratacom off, the problem of course being >> finding a >> buyer. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=34295&t=34035 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
