The expert-level certification is the Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE). It is the highest level of professional certification that Cisco provides. There are 5 active CCIE tracks, as shown below. As of November 14, 2007 there are 15,658 people with active CCIE certifications in the world.[11].
Cisco began its CCIE program in 1993[12] originally with a two day lab, later changing it to the one day format used today. Less than 3% of Cisco certified individuals attain CCIE certification, and on average will spend thousands of dollars and 18 months studying before passing.[13] Many candidates build mock-labs at home using old Cisco equipment, selling it again to other candidates after passing. Alternatively candidates may rent "rack time" online and practice lab scenarios on Cisco equipment hosted on the Internet for that purpose.
Cisco refers to the CCIE as the "most respected IT certification",[14] and from 2002 to 2005[15] it was voted as such in CertCities magazine. It has also been voted the most technically advanced IT certification by CertMag,[16] and is generally reported as the highest salaried certification in IT salary surveys.
The CCIE is comprised of a written exam and a "lab" exam (each in the specific area of the chosen track). The written exam is required to take the lab exam, and has a cost of $315[2] USD per attempt. Upon passing the written exam, the candidate is qualified to have a first attempt the lab exam for 18 months. If the first attempt is unsuccessful the candidate has 3 years from the date the written exam was passed to successfully complete the lab. If a candidate does not pass the CCIE lab in that time, they must pass the CCIE written exam again before making additional attempts at the CCIE lab exam. As many attempts can be made to pass the lab exam for up to 3 years after passing the written, so long as the first attempt is within 18 months. There is a minimum waiting time between attempts of one month.
The CCIE Lab is currently $1,400 USD[2] per attempt and are offered only at ten Cisco lab exam locations worldwide. The locations are Bangalore; Beijing; Brussels; Dubai; Hong Kong; Research Triangle Park, NC; San Jose, CA; São Paulo; Sydney; and Tokyo. In addition, according to a survey by Cisco the average cost to prepare for CCIE certification is $9,050 as of April 2006, spent mostly on practice equipment and self study material.[17] This is partially offset by the increased salary the certification commands, which a March 2007 Network World article estimates at 10% - 15% over similarly experienced engineers who do not have a CCIE.[18]
The lab is an 8-hour hands-on exam designed to demonstrate that the candidate not only knows the theory, but is also able to practice it. Many prospective CCIEs need multiple attempts to pass the lab exam.
There are no formal prerequisites for the CCIE exam, but Cisco recommends one has at least 3 - 5 years experience in networking before attempting to become a CCIE. CCIE was the first Cisco Certified qualification, and as such there were no other certifications that could be taken prior. The development of the associate and professional certifications was due to recognition of the fact that a CCIE is overkill for many networking personnel, and also for the vast majority of businesses who employ such people, and that certifications needed to be offered at lower levels. Despite the development of the lower certifications, Cisco has chosen not to make them formal requirements for the CCIE certification.
It is possible to hold multiple CCIE certifications. This is done by passing both the written and the lab exam in a particular track. As of November 14th, 2007 there are 1,344 individuals who hold multiple CCIE certifications. Of those, 210 hold three or more CCIE certifications.[19]
[edit] CCIE Routing & Switching
Routing and Switching is by far the most popular track with 14,329 certified individuals as of November 14th, 2007[20]. The certification covers a variety of networking concepts and protocols including but not limited to the following list [21]:
Bridging and Switching
Frame Relay
Ethernet
Catalyst Switch Configuration
IP Interior Gateway Routing Protocols
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
Routing Information Protocol v2 (RIPv2)
Routing Information Protocol Next Generation (RIPng) - IPv6
Open Shortest Path First v3 (OSPFv3) - IPv6
On-Demand Routing (ODR)
Filtering, Summarization, Redistribution
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
iBGP
eBGP
Filtering, Summarization, Redistribution, and Traffic Engineering
Multicast Routing
Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM)
Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)
Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP)
Anycast
Quality of Service (QoS)
Classification
Congestion Management and Avoidance
Policing and Shaping
Signaling
Security
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)
Traffic Filtering
IOS Firewall Feature Set
Access Lists
Routing Protocol and Catalyst Security
IP and IOS Features
IP addressing
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
Next Hop Redundancy Protocols (HSRP, VRRP, GLBP)
IP services
IOS user interfaces
System management
Network Address Translation (NAT)
Network Time Protocol (NTP)
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Remote Monitoring (RMON)
IP Accounting
Service Level Agreement (SLA)
Cisco began its CCIE program in 1993[12] originally with a two day lab, later changing it to the one day format used today. Less than 3% of Cisco certified individuals attain CCIE certification, and on average will spend thousands of dollars and 18 months studying before passing.[13] Many candidates build mock-labs at home using old Cisco equipment, selling it again to other candidates after passing. Alternatively candidates may rent "rack time" online and practice lab scenarios on Cisco equipment hosted on the Internet for that purpose.
Cisco refers to the CCIE as the "most respected IT certification",[14] and from 2002 to 2005[15] it was voted as such in CertCities magazine. It has also been voted the most technically advanced IT certification by CertMag,[16] and is generally reported as the highest salaried certification in IT salary surveys.
The CCIE is comprised of a written exam and a "lab" exam (each in the specific area of the chosen track). The written exam is required to take the lab exam, and has a cost of $315[2] USD per attempt. Upon passing the written exam, the candidate is qualified to have a first attempt the lab exam for 18 months. If the first attempt is unsuccessful the candidate has 3 years from the date the written exam was passed to successfully complete the lab. If a candidate does not pass the CCIE lab in that time, they must pass the CCIE written exam again before making additional attempts at the CCIE lab exam. As many attempts can be made to pass the lab exam for up to 3 years after passing the written, so long as the first attempt is within 18 months. There is a minimum waiting time between attempts of one month.
The CCIE Lab is currently $1,400 USD[2] per attempt and are offered only at ten Cisco lab exam locations worldwide. The locations are Bangalore; Beijing; Brussels; Dubai; Hong Kong; Research Triangle Park, NC; San Jose, CA; São Paulo; Sydney; and Tokyo. In addition, according to a survey by Cisco the average cost to prepare for CCIE certification is $9,050 as of April 2006, spent mostly on practice equipment and self study material.[17] This is partially offset by the increased salary the certification commands, which a March 2007 Network World article estimates at 10% - 15% over similarly experienced engineers who do not have a CCIE.[18]
The lab is an 8-hour hands-on exam designed to demonstrate that the candidate not only knows the theory, but is also able to practice it. Many prospective CCIEs need multiple attempts to pass the lab exam.
There are no formal prerequisites for the CCIE exam, but Cisco recommends one has at least 3 - 5 years experience in networking before attempting to become a CCIE. CCIE was the first Cisco Certified qualification, and as such there were no other certifications that could be taken prior. The development of the associate and professional certifications was due to recognition of the fact that a CCIE is overkill for many networking personnel, and also for the vast majority of businesses who employ such people, and that certifications needed to be offered at lower levels. Despite the development of the lower certifications, Cisco has chosen not to make them formal requirements for the CCIE certification.
It is possible to hold multiple CCIE certifications. This is done by passing both the written and the lab exam in a particular track. As of November 14th, 2007 there are 1,344 individuals who hold multiple CCIE certifications. Of those, 210 hold three or more CCIE certifications.[19]
[edit] CCIE Routing & Switching
Routing and Switching is by far the most popular track with 14,329 certified individuals as of November 14th, 2007[20]. The certification covers a variety of networking concepts and protocols including but not limited to the following list [21]:
Bridging and Switching
Frame Relay
Ethernet
Catalyst Switch Configuration
IP Interior Gateway Routing Protocols
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
Routing Information Protocol v2 (RIPv2)
Routing Information Protocol Next Generation (RIPng) - IPv6
Open Shortest Path First v3 (OSPFv3) - IPv6
On-Demand Routing (ODR)
Filtering, Summarization, Redistribution
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
iBGP
eBGP
Filtering, Summarization, Redistribution, and Traffic Engineering
Multicast Routing
Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM)
Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)
Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP)
Anycast
Quality of Service (QoS)
Classification
Congestion Management and Avoidance
Policing and Shaping
Signaling
Security
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)
Traffic Filtering
IOS Firewall Feature Set
Access Lists
Routing Protocol and Catalyst Security
IP and IOS Features
IP addressing
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
Next Hop Redundancy Protocols (HSRP, VRRP, GLBP)
IP services
IOS user interfaces
System management
Network Address Translation (NAT)
Network Time Protocol (NTP)
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Remote Monitoring (RMON)
IP Accounting
Service Level Agreement (SLA)
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