Thanks for your encouraging input Jeff! I agree with your speculation regarding 3.0, there should be "enough" time..;-)
/Fredrik On 27 feb 2013, at 14:46, Jeff Rensink <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Frederik, > > I think you've got a good plan developing. Here are some of my thoughts. > > A home lab is great to have if you can swing it. But the wireless lab can be > an expensive one to replicate at home. A good chunk of the wireless blueprint > can be done with a single WLC and a couple of APs. So even a small lab can > be beneficial. If equipment isn't readily available to you, consider > renting racks from Proctor Labs. We'll have the wireless racks available > soon and for about the price of a single 2106, switch, and AP on ebay, you > could purchase a 25 pack of 4 hour sessions. > > Don't worry about not having 6500s or a spectrum expert card. The > differences on the 6500 are minimal compared to a 3560/3750. Also, I find it > highly unlikely you'd ever need to live spectrum expert work in the lab. > That would mean the'd have to have a live interferer running in a production > environment. I would more become familiar with the screens and what the > different readings would represent. You can download and install the > spectrum expert software for free. It has some sample capture files that you > can play back and see what common interferers look like in the software. You > can also put 3500 series APs in the SE Connect mode and use those as a remote > spectrum expert card. That would be worth knowing how to do. > > Know and love the workbooks. You should be able to do pretty much everything > in them without having to look stuff up by the end. > > A bootcamp is really helpful. I know it was the difference maker for me > along with many others on this forum who have passed. I'm guessing it saved > me at least 1-2 extra attempts. I'd love to see you at one. > > Scheduling seems to be unique to everyone. It will depend on existing > knowledge level and how many hours you put in. I took about 2 months of > studying to pass the written. I had previously gotten my CCNP-W, which got > me a good portion of the way there. I then took a year to pass the lab on my > second attempt. I had a few things working for me. This was my second CCIE, > so I already knew how to prepare for an IE exam. I did wireless networking > on a day-to-day basis. I was also fortunate enough to have a really nice > home lab and to have attended a bootcamp after my first attempt. One thing > that slowed me down was periods of low or no study activity. So you might do > it faster or slower. But I would suggest studying specifically for the > written exam first and getting that out of the way before focusing on the lab. > > There have been no announcements about going to version 3 on the wireless > lab. Here is my speculation about it. My guess is that the next version of > the lab would want to include the new unified access/IOS controllers that > were just released. I'm also guessing they'd wait until the AirOS code goes > to 8.0. My last guess is that they'd wait until the IOS controllers have > feature parity with the AirOS controllers. That would happen closer to the > end of this year. Then they need to develop the lab and put out the > announcement, which usually happens approximately 6 months before it goes > live. So if I had to bet on it, I'd bet we are a good 16-18 months out. > That would put the lifecycle of the v2 exam at about 2.5 years. That seems > reasonable to me. So my guess is there is plenty of time for anyone to start > today and pass the v2 exam. Worst case, they rev it sooner and you have to > learn extra stuff. But most of what you would study for on the v2 exam would > apply to future revs. > > Good luck with your studies. Myself and the OSL community are all here to > help you along the way. > > Jeff Rensink - CCIE #24834 (Wireless, R&S) > Senior Technical Instructor - IPexpert > > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Fredrik Carlen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi there! > > I just want to present myself and have some newbie question..;-) > > My name is Fredrik Carlén and work as a wireless engineer at a gold partner > here in Sweden. A bit depending on my employer I would like to charge for IE. > Now I hold CCNP-W and CWNA and is about to refresh and retake my CCNP R/S > this year. The IE would definately be a challenging goal to aim at. > > So on to the questions if anyone have some time over to elaborate: > > Overall strategy > > - Read all the stuff, several times > - Read the rest on the web, like the blogs and notes frpm other IE-W's > - Build a decent lab. I think I can gather most of the stuff, maybe not a > 6500 and Spectrum Expert. Lab a lot… > - Buy and use the Workbooks from IPexpert > - Attend a Bootcamp, or two… > - Strengthen my weak parts, like v6, Multicast, EIGRP, Voice > - Go for the lab but have no expectations to make it, of course do my best > but see it more like a learning/preparation > > Timeframe > > - Any thoughts about scheduling and strategy here? Rescheduling labs etc. > > CCIE-W v3.0 > > - The 2.0 is about a year and a half soon, when do you expect a 3.0? Would > you guys wait if you were in my position? > > /Fredrik > > > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com > > Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? Check out > www.PlatinumPlacement.com > _______________________________________________ For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please visit www.ipexpert.com Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? Check out www.PlatinumPlacement.com
