UPDATE: CCIE Voice lab actual cost

rchase

This is a follow up to my post "CCIE Voice lab for 2k?"

http://www.techexams.net/forums/ccie/85573-ccie-voice-v3-complete-lab-2k.html

I've now purchased all of my equipment off ebay and the total cost was $1940.72 - for anyone considering putting together a CCIE Voice lab, it may not be as expensive as you thought (for now anyways!)

1. 3750 24ps /w PoE $309.95

2. HQ - 2821 $185
a. VWIC-1MFT-T1 $17.99
b. WIC-1T $15
c. 2gb Transcender Compact Flash $11.99
d. PVDM2-64 $87

3. BR1 2821 $188.06
a. VWIC-1MFT-T1 $20
b. WIC-1T $15
c. 2gb Transcender Compact Flash $11.99
d. PVDM2-48 $45

4. BR2 - 2821 $182.50
a. VWIC-1MFT-E1 $49.95
b. WIC-1T $15
c. 2gb Transcender Compact Flash $11.99
d. PVDM2-48 $45
e. HWIC-4esw $78.39
f. NM-CUE-20gb $225

5. PSTN/WAN - 2821 $170
a. VWIC-2MFT-T1 $43
b. VWIC-1MFT-E1 $49.95
c. WIC-2T $25
d. WIC-1T $15
e. 2gb Transcender Compact Flash $11.99
f. PVDM2-64 $87

6. 3 DCE/DTE Cables $23.97

Total: $1940.72

Kelkin

You forgot one critical thing.. the VM Server

rchase

I have CUCM Pub, CUCM Sub, CUC, CUPS, and UCCX running on vmware esxi on an HP tower with 16gb ram. I didnt include that in the cost of the lab. I also left out hardware phones. I hae 2 7960s 27961s 1 7970 and 1 7940, but i might pickup a few more 7961s

Kelkin

looks like your all set..

pitviper

Good luck man!

Hopefully you do better than me – I’m on the 8 year plan it looks like

shodown

Nice rig. One of the best on the board.