Charles,
I can relate to your position. Just because I have a
voice specialization, doesn't really imply by any
means that I know voice inside and out. It does
however give one an edge over the other guy who may
not have as many certs as you do, hence your company
might get the business. This is just simply just good
job security and gives the customer nice 'warm and
fuzzies' that you might know what you are doing.
The voice cert will force you to memorize all the
codecs (G711,G729,G729a,etc) and their capabilities,
so it is helpful to be able to speak intelligently
about them.
One last thing, the CCIE written wasn't really that
hard at all, especially since you have gone though the
same battery of tests that I have. I do have one word
of advice...KNOW your Token ring and be able to decode
them on the fly! I am aware others have beat this
point into the ground, but just thought I'd reinforce
it. Good Luck!
Regards,
Frank DP/NP (voice), CCIE written
--- Charles Henson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am a CCNP and a CCDP and I took the security exam
> about a year ago and
> passed it too. I also thought afterwards about
> pursuing the voice and atm
> certs but the bottom line is that once you've gotten
> your NP and DP, the IE
> is the next big step. The "specializations" are nice
> but once you get your
> IE they really don't have alot of weight. I'm coming
> up on my R & S written
> this friday. The specializations may help a little
> but the bottom line is
> you have to know everything about every subject.
> It's enough to drive you
> nuts. I'll post my results after the exam.
>
> ps: The only time my "specialization" has been
> useful is when I started to
> consult. The sales reps would throw it around at a
> client because it gave
> them the perception that I was better than the next
> guy at working on a pix
> or something. Humbly, I'm not.
>
> Charles Henson
>
> "Eric Gunn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>
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> > Hello,
> >
> > Happy to report I passes MCNS. All in all a fair
> exam. I used Enhanced IP
> > Services by Cisco Press, a ton of Info of the
> Cisco CCO and Boson test #1
> > which was excellent for preparation for the test.
> I thought at first I
> > would move on to CCIE written but am now
> considering doing ATM and Voice
> > over IP specializations first.
> >
> > Any opinions on which route to go? Advice on good
> books and other
> resources
> > for any of the above tests?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -Eric
> >
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