CCIE Written Prep

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CCIE warriors,

First off, I really enjoy reading about your journeys toward the CCIE. After completing the CCNP last weekend, I am looking forward to joining you all on that journey. I'm kind of taking a break toward "serious" studying because I've just started the second semester in my Master's program in Telecom, but I wanted to touch base and ask advise about prepping for the Written exam.

I purchased the following texts and plan to read them through:

CCIE OCG
Routing TCP/IP Vol 1
Routing TCP/IP Vol 2

I also have the following in my library:

MPLS Fundamentals
Cisco Router Configuration Handbook

Any other books/texts/videos I should invest in? Any specific advice toward preparing for the written portion? Thanks for any info!

triki

I am not a ccie and like you I am preping for the written a recommended book would be

ccie routing and switching certification guide

MrBrian

Go ahead and add Internet Routing Architectures by Halabi.. and/or BGP Design and Implementation by Zhang.

I've heard several people praise those books. Plus, they're highly rated on amazon.

nerdydad

Cisco QOS Exam Certification Guide

SteveO86

My list might be overkill but.. My CCIE reading list! « Another networking blog

I would throw in Developing IP Multicast Network Volume I and some IPv6 material.

Zartanasaurus

Here's a list of every book I read after CCNP and before taking my CCIE Written.

Interconnections
TCP/IP Protocol Suite
IPv6 Theory, Protocol & Practice
Cisco LAN Switching
Routing TCP/IP, Vol I
Routing TCP/IP, Vol II
Practical BGP
Developing IP Multicast Networks
Interdomain Multicast Routing
MPLS Fundamentals
Qos Enabled Networks
Cisco QoS ECG
Network Security Technologies & Solutions
CCIE: R&S ECG

I read Cisco Express Forwarding after the Written, but it'd be good to read before.
On top of that, I'd HIGHLY recommend reading the Cisco Docs on EEM Scripting.

Another good list of books from INE's Brian Dennis:
CCIE Recommended Reading List | CCIE Blog

tigerplug

I read the following -

CCIE: R&S ECG
Routing TCP/IP, Vol I
Routing TCP/IP, Vol II
Developing IP Multicast Networks
Internet Routing Architectures

In addition to that, I watch the INE ATC which was really, really helpful in passing.

sea_turtle

Routing-Bits Handbook RS « Routing-Bits

i dont know if people overlook this book or just forget to mention it but it was well worth the 99$ cost.

i printed the whole thing, purchased a 3 hole punch and 3 ring binder then went down it line by line with a highligther like a week or so before my written. fantastic resource.