03 Mar 2006
CCIE Voice Lab Opens in Sydney, Australia
In conclusion to the announcement posted October 31 2005, the CCIE Program is pleased to announce the availability of the CCIE Voice lab exam in Sydney, Australia. In efforts to serve the growing number of worldwide candidates pursuing CCIE Voice certification, the locations offering CCIE Voice lab now include Sydney, Australia; RTP, North Carolina; San Jose, California; and Brussels, Belgium.

Online scheduling is now available for lab examinations scheduled for April 18th, 2006 and beyond. Candidates thinking of taking their exam in Sydney should be aware that the $1250 US cost of the CCIE lab is subject to GST taxes; prices may vary due to exchange rates.

For more information regarding the CCIE Voice lab preparation see Lab Exam preparation and Lab Exam Blueprint.

10 Mar 2006
Change to Documentation Access in Lab Exam
While access to Cisco product documentation will still be available during CCIE lab exams at the Documentation Website (UniversCD) at http://www.cisco.com/univercd/home/home.htm, candidates will no longer be able to use the search function on that site. The search has been disabled due to a change in the way product documentation is maintained at Cisco. Instead, candidates should be prepared to use the drop-down index to navigate the Documentation Website (UniversCD)

Candidates may want to spend more time becoming familiar with the index and practicing how to quickly locate relevant information. Candidates who want to reschedule their lab date to spend more time practicing should remember the CCIE lab exam cancellation policy: Changes to CCIE lab exam dates or locations must be made at least 28 days before the scheduled date, to allow scheduling of other candidates for that seat. The last day to make a change is the Lab Exam Due Date. Candidates can check their specific due date (at Certification Status) and easily reschedule exams online at https://tools.cisco.com/CCIE/Schedule_Lab/CCIEOnline/CCIEOnline. No changes are allowed after the Lab Exam Due Date. Candidates who do not show up on the day of their scheduled exam will not be eligible for a refund.

Please contact CCIE customer support at ccie@cisco.com for questions or assistance.

Cisco CCIE Updates Lab Exam Equipment and IOS

16 AUG 2005: Effective January 1, 2006 all CCIE Routing and Switching lab locations will begin introducing the Cisco 3825 Integrated Services Router into the exam racks. These routers support Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet interfaces and will eventually replace the Series 2600 and Series 3600 models. Along with the router change, the CCIE R&S lab will be upgrading the IOS to 12.3 mainline (for the Cisco 2600 and 3600 Series Routers), 12.4 mainline (for Cisco 3700 and 3800 Series Routers) and 12.2 for Cisco Catalyst 3550 switches.

All CCIE R&S candidates taking exams January 1, 2006 or later should be familiar with the updated IOS and equipment, although the installations to replace the routers will take place over several weeks and it is possible some candidates may not see the new equipment in their exams.

01 AUG 2005: Effective January 1, 2006, there will be some important content changes in Cisco CCIE lab exams. Our ongoing review of exam content and feedback from customers indicate certain adjustments should be made to reflect current networking practices. Therefore the following changes will be made.

* CCIE Routing and Switching written and lab exams will no longer include the following protocols or media types: DLSW, IS-IS, ISDN, PPP over Ethernet, and ATM.

* CCIE Security lab exams will no longer test on ISDN technology, and ATM will no longer be used as a Layer 2 transport protocol for WAN connectivity.

* CCIE Voice lab exams will no longer use ATM as a Layer 2 transport protocol for WAN connectivity.

Please note, however, that CCIE Service Provider lab exams will continue to test ATM and IS-IS, as they are widely deployed in service provider networks.

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