1st week of CCIE study
Just starting my 1st week of lab prep. I don't plan on rushing through this. My 1st few months will only be 8 hours a week, and slowly picking up on the months after. The lab may very well change, but no big deal for me. I still have lots of projects going on and a family to spend time with. I will slowly start updating the blog as time goes on.
Week one.
Coming up with a overall study plan, and Identifying trouble areas.
Week one.
Coming up with a overall study plan, and Identifying trouble areas.
Currently Reading
CUCM SRND 9x/10, UCCX SRND 10x, QOS SRND, SIP Trunking Guide, anything contact center related
CUCM SRND 9x/10, UCCX SRND 10x, QOS SRND, SIP Trunking Guide, anything contact center related
Comments
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CUCM SRND 9x/10, UCCX SRND 10x, QOS SRND, SIP Trunking Guide, anything contact center related
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@shodown ... I was going to start a thread, but I've filled this forum up with plenty of dud threads already. I joined another forum that occasionally has a poster that breaks NDA and a gave an "example" lab scenario that made my head spin. I'd need like 12 hours just to finish the one configuration requirement that the guy mentioned.
I just started back with my CCIEV studies and I realized I'm way behind on reading... Any pointers for finishing the recommended Reading List. I start strong, but mid-way through some books I totally give up. Some of it may be because I work on Cisco UC day-to-day, but there was also some hidden gems in the SRND, etc...
Do you just drive through boring material?
Do you take notes when you study (handwritten or on your PC)?
How much reading is considered enough? I've even started reading RFC's....
Thanks in advance !!!!
IMO most UC literature out right now is poorly written, lacking substance, outdated, or all three. Once you have learned the fundamentals in depth (CVOICE, CIPT1, CIPT2, CAPPS ref, TSHOOT ref), you just need to read enough to understand the purpose of each technology, how it interacts with the other technologies and why.
Beyond that, and what really actually matters, is can you configure it to meet a given requirement and can you debug it if it isnt working. (Lab/workbook time)
When I can't lab tho, (I travel alot for work) I've found an excellent alternative: I printed out IPX Vol 1 Detailed Solution Guide (conventionally this would be used as the "answers" to compare your finished labs to, but instead, I read it like a book) It's the best reading because it gives a requirement then shows you how to meet the requirement with configs, and screenshot walk-thrus. Every UC book should be like this. Less "theory" more configs.
I read it cover to cover and plan to reread the entire thing several more times until I have memorized it such that, when I read each requirement, I can write out the entire configuration from memory onto paper.
However, I still do alot of reading, in addition to having watched ATC, which helped me understand each technology and its capabilities better, but IPX Vol1 DSG is still the best "book" I've read. Here's a list of books that I have read or am reading:
CVOICE (Sybex)
CVOICE (Cisco)
CIPT1
CIPT2
CAPPS ref
TSHOOT ref
Voice Gateways and GKs
Troubleshooting CIPT
CUC
CUP Fundamentals
End-to-End QoS Network Design
Chapter 34 of the 3750 switch config guide (QoS configuration)
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