I got Cisco's IS-IS network Design Solutions and am waiting for my bonus
to get some more IS-IS related materials.
I the mean time, I am looking for access at a ISP which is running IS-IS
here in Tokyo. Getting Access is rather difficult. I have seen ISPs
with OSPF based MPLS here.
GMPLS is going to be huge. I like the possiblities that a MPLS based VPN
could have for Security so that is why I am working with it. I can see a
network environment in three years based on 10G MPLS and 100Meg wireless
with transparent networking and three factor user authentication. I am
currently working with that goal in mind.
QoS was pretty straight forward. No complaints. It was a real life test.
If you ready my other threads you will know that I don't like the CID.
QoS uses everything from the CCNP. What can I say? Configure the
routers, deliver the service to your customers, read the books, pass the
tests, get paid...etc.
I agree that the CCIP won't be big for a while. Now is the time to get
into MPLS I think. Comparatively speaking, it is still young.
Theo
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""Tom Scott"" wrote in message
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> "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote:
>
> > I am going to get the CCIP, only one test away BSCI and I can't pass
it
> > because I simply don't know IS-IS.
>
> I wonder if the new BSCI book by Todd Lammle does a good job on ISIS?
>
> How difficult were the other two parts (QoS/multicasting and whatever
> specialty you
> chose) in comparison to the CCNP/CCDP certs (BSCN, BCMSN, BCRAN, CIT,
CID)?
>
> > I am getting it just to get it. I hope one day to get more money from
it
> > but I know this year I won't.
>
> Despite my dark predictions about when or if the CCIP will be included
in
> the Cisco
> Academy curriculum, I'm a huge fan of CCIP and MPLS. According to the
large
> service
> providers who made presentations at MPLScon in Washington last month,
MPLS
> is already
> deployed and its use in core networks will continue to grow and
accelerate.
> I think the
> same holds true for GMPLS in the high-speed optical core.
Well, the thing is, service-providers, and especially the larger
service-providers that are using MPLS (MPLS makes little sense for a small
providers) place little stock in the value of certs, any certs. We all
know
how difficult it is to find decent work (non-cable monkey work) in an
enterprise if all you hold is a cert. Well, it's really really really
hard
to find decent work at a large-provider if all you're bringing to the
table
is a cert. Large providers tend to behave as something of an old-boy's
club, where for their good positions, they'll only hire somebody who's
well
established.
Now, I'm not saying that you should stop learning. Learning is always
good.
And indeed the CCIP technologies are very interesting ones. I'm just
saying
that as far as what you might expect that these provider-oriented certs
might do for your career, you need to keep these expectations in check.
Enterprises are not going to care about things like MPLS for awhile, and
large providers don't care much about certs.
>
> -- TT
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