I did their MPLS one today. Not too bad. Worst part is walking in there with absolutely no clue what to expect. Other than attending their training classes, there's no training material anywhere!?
Well, I guess they did recently release publish Advanced QoS for Multi-Service IP/MPLS Networks, but considering their certification track consists of 11 exams and 2 labs, one book just doesn't cut it.
I haven't had the "pleasure" of an Alcatel-Lucent MPLS course. I did have a intro course to 7450 Ethernet Service Switch years ago though. I figured I'd try to go in and wing the MPLS exam on my ok grasp of their command line, the so-so depth of their MPLS configuration guide, and the strength of my MPLS background. With little thanks to Alcatel-Lucent, I passed it today. The configuration guide covers a good chunk of the questions, but there were still lots of things, including supported features and options, that were not discussed by any of their configuration guides. Thankfully my background filled in a lot of the gaps.
Oh. 90 minutes, 60 questions, cannot mark questions or go back. All exams are in that format. Except the first one, Scalable IP Networks is 75 minutes, and the last one, Advanced Troubleshooting is 40 questions.
So, anyone else putting themselves through the Alcatel-Lucent SRC torture?
I'm just excited to see what plaque they send me now. Better be worth it
