Yes, I just took (today in fact) the R/S written and it was a nightmare. I know that I can't speak for all recent test takers as I am sure all of our exams are somewhat different, however, I can tell you one key thing based off of the exam that I took:
KNOW MULTICASTING AND MPLS!! Be prepared to FULLY understand concepts, fundamentals, designs, best practices, & troubleshooting regarding multicasting topics such as IGMP (v1 & v2 and their differences), CGMP, DVMRP, & PIM (PIM-DM & PIM-SM) as well as MPLS architectures and implementation. I would say that close to 1/3 of my exam was on multicasting and MPLS alone. I thought that I had the wrong test as most "exam study guides" seem to show very little emphasis on these areas. I studied my ass off (6 months prep) for this as my current CCNP certification runs out next year and I want to get the "big upgrade". Anyway, I read (cover to cover) these books in preparation for taking the CCIE R/S written: McGraw Hill All-In-One CCIE Lab Study Guide Cisco Press Internet Routing Architectures Cisco Press CCIE Professional Development: Routing TCP/IP Volume I Cisco Press CCIE Professional Development: Routing TCP/IP Volume II Cisco Press CCIE Professional Development: Cisco LAN Switching Cisco Press CCIE Practical Studies Volume I Cisco Press Routing and Switching Exam Certification Guide Addison-Wesley Interconnections Second Ed (Perlman) Various RFCs and a sh*&load of configuration documents from Cisco's website With the exception of Jeff Doyle in Routing TCP/IP Volume II, none of the "CCIE development or study guides" provide much information on these areas. This is where I got destroyed on the test. I put most of my focus on areas such as routing protocols (EGPs & IGPs), wireless networks, LANs/WANs (switching & routing), QOS, access-lists, traffic management... (you get the idea). Don't be fooled by the amount of focus on multicasting or MPLS that you see in some of these books on the market (such as the list above). Before taking this test, I should have read (until I was blue in the face) Cisco Press MPLS & VPN Architectures and Interdomain Multicast Solutions Guide. You can really see Cisco emphasizing the AVVID architecture in this certification. I was praying for questions on issues such as wireless LANs, ISDN, BGP or ATM because it was what I had studied and practiced (extensively) on in my home lab (not to mention paid for); but they never came (I didn't get one single question on OSPF or EIGRP on the whole damn exam). I drove me nuts and to add insult to injury, they used every acronym in the book regarding these multicasting technologies. Anyway my suggestion is, and this just based on my experience with the test today and may not reflect all other test takers, study and be well prepared to address complex issues regarding MPLS, multicasting, and multiservice. I am scheduling the test again in a month or so as this will give me some time to improve on these areas. Good luck! Regards, Jim ""Cisco Rookie"" wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hello Friends, > > I would like to hear from anybody who has passed the new ccie RS > qualification exam and try to understand the format, style, focus, weightage > to topics, suggested method of preparation etc. > > I would also like to get some advise from people to took the test and failed > about the same things and what went wrong? > > Regards. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=53065&t=52862 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
