I have taken it 2 times and I was very close to making it the last round. I would advise you to do the following: 1. Have a plan on how your going to attack the exam and stick to it. My first attempt I went in with no plan and it cost me time. 2. Practice speed drills after you formulate your plan, try to incorporate changes each time that will keep you thinking ahead. 3. Practice complete lab build ups and time yourself. My personal goal for my second attempt, other than passing, was to be done with the Infrastructure, QOS, and CME/CUE before lunch. I didnt register a single non-cme phone until about the 6th hour, but that was the way I planned it. 3. Read the whole test and look for dependencies. When you spot them, make a note of them. 4. You will more than likely run into some problems, write them down and move on. Don't get wrapped up in troubleshooting for more than a few minutes or else you will kill your time. Your lunch break is probably the best time to think about what could be wrong. 5. Watch the free IP Expert seminars for voice, there is some invaluable information in there. 6. Follow the SRND for your qos values when doing your calculations. There is a lot of contradictory information out there and I have even seen people on this board hand out advice on what they think it should be, which you will be wrong if you follow it. I scored perfect on the qos sections and I practiced my calculations based completely from the SRND values. Again, watch the videos on IP expert. Good luck. Craig
________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of sean hurricane Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 12:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [OSL | CCIE_Voice] LAB in five days My lab is in five days, any advice? especially from those who have passed. i have some issues especially with IPCC but for the most part i have most of the topic down cold. I will appreciate any advice even from those who failed, at least i wont have to repeat their mistake.
