I have to agree with Kevin here. Although our tendencies show us leaning
toward Cisco soulutions, other vendors Nortel being the one that jumps out
me come to mind. Having worked with their gear before in large enterprise
networks, I am convinced that their certs along with Cisco certs = BIG
DOLLARS
My two cents,
Will
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> Kevin Wigle
> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 6:06 PM
> To: Niraj Palikhey; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Voice over ATM??
>
>
> This is one of those questions where only you can tell..........
>
> Although all of us on this list may be a bit prejudiced for all things
> Cisco, you have to admit there are other things out there.
>
> Nortel is a big player. Learning to use their equipment could probably
> provide you just as rewarding a career as working with Cisco stuff.
>
> Getting paid to learn stuff is always cool. Being able to
> progress is great
> to.
>
> If you're not working with Cisco now - and you don't have any Cisco
> opportunities coming up - or you're just not happy with whatever it is
> you're doing - then take it.
>
> Internetworking is internetworking - it's all revelent down the line
> somewhere.
>
> Who knows, you might swerve back to Cisco later on.
>
> Kevin Wigle
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Niraj Palikhey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, 08 August, 2000 16:35
> Subject: Voice over ATM??
>
>
> > Hi,
> > Could somebody advise me the value of working in a voice over atm
> > environment?
> >
> > I am on my way to achive the CCIE certification(well, that's my ultimate
> > certification goal). Presently, I am working towards my CCNP and have
> learnt
> > a lot about Cisco routers and routing in general.
> >
> > I have an opportunity to work in a voice over atm environment. This is
> > dealing with Nortel GSP switches connected to Passport switches which is
> > connected to Lucent CBX 500 ATM switches. Will be part of the team that
> will
> > build this ATM core backbone. They also have plans to route
> data(ip) over
> > this ATM backbone possibly in the future.
> >
> > Since I will not really be dealing with Cisco routers but more so with
> those
> > ATM switches and voice switches etc. is it worth it to work in this kind
> of
> > environment, keeping in mind the CCIE certification?
> >
> > The pay is ok and I do understand any kind of ATM knowledge is
> good, but I
> > have yet to pass my CCNP and work with routers in a larger scale and
> > understand them better??
> >
> > Would someone give me an honest advise?
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
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