May 18, 2012

Another GREAT IPexpert Special (May 2009)

IPexpert is known for Great Material, Industry Leading Instructors, killer deals and excellent customer service. Today, I noticed a special that they have started advertising. Here is what the promotion that i recieved in Facebook states:

If you’re preparing for your CCIE R&S, Voice or Security, and your training budget is a concern, be sure to review our May 2009 promotion. Throughout this month only, our online (live – instructor led) virtual classes (and bundled vClasses & our complete self-study end-to-end / BLS) are discounted if you reference the following discount code: MD05VSR (in order to receive this promotion pricing please contact one of our CCIE-focused Training Advisors directly. • Telephone: 1.810.326.1444 x 206 • Email: mdown@ipexpert.com • Live Chat: www.ipexpert.com/chat Promotion Pricing: Track vClass Pricing Bundled (BLS + vClass) R&S * $999.00 $1,499.00 Voice * $1,499.00 $2,999.00 Security * $1,499.00 $1,999.00 * vClass dates priced at the promotional rates are as follows: R&S: June 15th – 19th, August 31st – September 4th Voice: September 7th – 11th, November 16th – 20th Security: June 29th – July 3rd, October 19th – 23rd

So what’s the big deal?

Well, look at the R&S pricing. It’s 999.00 for the vClass but if you add the BLS you get it for only 500 bucks more.

Here is the big deal- thats all their workbooks, solutions, video-on-demand, and audio bootcamp plus an class in the vClass environment. This saves you so much money- you dont have to travel, you dont have to waste time just getting there, and you don’t have to worry about missing something an instructor said because the class is recorded.

Anyhow, the pricing on Voice and Security isn’t too bad either, but R&S really stood out for me.  If you haven’t seen the BLS, head over to the demo on the IPexpert web site.  Just click the image to go there now! bls

I have the CCIE Voice BLS, but maybe I’ll try to take the voice vClass. I could really use that!  I think I want to pass the R&S, Voice, and Wireless by end of 2010.  Anyone think I can do it?

CiscoPress books on the CCIE Voice Reading List

I have begun to compile my library for CCIE Voice. I am beginning with the list below, which is the recommended reading list from the Cisco web site. If you have others please tell us about them!


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Cisco CallManager Fundamentals, Second Edition  (Alexander, Pearce, Smith, Whetten, ISBN# 1587051923)



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Cisco Catalyst QoS: Quality of Service in Campus Networks (Flannagan, Froom, Turek, ISBN# 1587051206)



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Cisco Frame Relay Solutions Guide (Chin, ISBN# 1587051168)



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Cisco IP Telephony (Lovell, ISBN# 1587050501)



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Cisco IP Telephony: Planning, Design, Implementation, Operation, and Optimization(Asadullah, Kaza, ISBN# 1587051575)



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Cisco Voice Gateways and Gatekeepers (Donohue, Mallory, Salhoff, ISBN#

158705258X)




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Cisco Voice over Frame Relay, ATM, and IP (McQuerry, Foy, McGrew, ISBN#

1578702275)




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Configuring CallManager and Unity: A Step-by-Step Guide (Bateman, ISBN# 1587051966)



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Deploying Cisco Voice over IP Solutions (Davidson, ISBN# 1587050307)




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Integrating Voice and Data Networks (Keagy, ISBN# 1578701961)




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Troubleshooting Cisco IP Telephony (Giralt, Hallmark, Smith, ISBN# 1587050757)



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Voice Over IP Fundamentals (Davidson, Peters, Gracely, ISBN# 1578701686)



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Voice-Enabling the Data Network: H.323, MGCP, SIP, QoS, SLAs, and Security (Durkin, ISBN# 1587050145)

CCIE Voice Written Prep-Part 1.

As I begin the journey to CCIE Voice I have decided, as I did with CCIE Security, to use the CCBootcamp and Cisco Press Products. I purchased the CCBootcamp CCIE Voice Written Study Guide. The Study Guide was written by Avner Izhar and Brad Ellis, and Published by Network Learning, Inc. They are a Cisco Learning Partner. Being that I work for a Cisco Learning Partner, Ascolta, we actually dont cross paths to often. I know that my company has much respect for Network Learning and I do as well after using their products for CCIE Security preparation.

So far I am about 90 pages into the study guide.

Chapter 1 was about Network Infrastructure and was very basic in my opinion. Of course this topic doesn’t vary much between the different CCIE tracks.

Chapter 2 is about Quality of Service, which is a topic I have been teaching for some time now. So far it is good. There are some terms being used that I haven’t really heard too much, but thats not a big. deal.

I am looking forward to Chapter 3- General VOIP Theory.

Each chapter ends with a series of questions to test you skills. With the CCIE Security I found these questions to be invaluable so I am hoping they prove to be the same here. As I progress further into my CCIE Voice Studies I will keep posting about the products I use. I think if more people did that it would give potential candidates a better feel for what is out there perhaps assist in their decision. After all, the CCIE is quite a commitment, both financially as well as in regards to ones time.

I welcome any questions you may have. Also, if you find anything on this site useful please share it!