Re: Cisco Announced change to R&S

The point layout of the v4 exam is not going to be like that. :)

While it's true that not doing the troubleshooting correctly will end up
failing you, the overall weighting will shift around. So it's not a
mere extrapolation from today's weighting.

Good thinking though!

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Darby Weaver wrote:
> New Test:
>
> 21 Points = OEQ
>
> 58 Points = Hands-on Tasks (same tasks - less points for each task)
>
> 21 Points = Troubleshooting (7-21 Troubleshooting Tasks - since everyone
> started passing the lab on the 1st attempt and doing it in only 3-5 hours
> because it was "so easy" - Cisco had to respond with a challenge for the
> genius's among us - since people got so experienced/smarter).
>
> Now:
>
> 1. You can fail the lab on the way in on "theory which is mostly practical".
>
> 21 Points
>
> or
>
> 2. You can fail on actual hands-on lab tasks - (Note: each section is all or
> nothing per task group, i.e. all OSPF of no points for OSPF):
>
> 58 Points
>
> A. Switching 10-20 Tasks = 12 Points
> B. Frame Relay 5 Interfaces = 3 Points
> C. RIP - 5-7 Tasks = 5 Points
> D. EIGRP - 5-8 Tasks = 5 Points
> E. OSPF - 10-15 Tasks = 8 Points
> G. IPv6 - 3-5 Tasks = 4 Points
> H. BGP - 5-8 Tasks = 5 Points
> I. Multicast - 5-6 Tasks = 4 Points
> J. IP Services - 3-5 Tasks = 4 Points
> K. QoS - 3-5 Tasks = 4 Points
> L. Security - 3-5 Tasks = 4 Points
>
> 3. You can fail on the Hands-On Troubleshooting Faults:
>
> 21 Points
>
> 1-3 Faults inserted for each of the major areas (L2, IGP, BGP, Multicast,
> QoS, IP Services, and Security) - each worth 1-3 Points.
>
> Now that is what I call a CCIE Lab!
>
> And any real CCIE will want/need to validate himself/herself against this
> kind of "real test of a CCIE"...
>
> All the current CCIE's can dust this of course but they don't have to...
> "yet".
>
>
> And add the new stuff to the mix (I'll let your mimagination kill ya on this
> one).
>
> Now if they just take the approach of the RHCE and require the CCIE Written
> be taken on the same day as the lab... Things will really rock!
>
>
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