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Cisco
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CERTIFICATION
TYPE
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Hardware, Master-Level, Network
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| DESCRIPTION:
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Highest level of Cisco certification. Candidates select and prepare for one CCIE certification track, and must then pass a qualification exam as well as a one-day, hands-on lab.
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| YEAR ESTABLISHED: |
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1993
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| LAST UPGRADE:
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Jan. 2006: Lab exams updated
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| # CERTIFIED:
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12,600 (Oct. 2005)
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REQUIRED
PREREQUISITES: |
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None
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REC. LEVEL OF
EXPERIENCE: |
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1 year - 2 1/2 years
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| # OF TRACKS |
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5
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| TRACK NOTES:
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Tracks are: Routing and Switching, Security, Service Provider, Storage Networking and Voice.
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| # OF EXAMS:
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2 -- one qualification exam ($300), one hands-on lab ($1,250).
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NOTES REGARDING
EXAMS: |
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For more info, click here. Qualification exams are available at Prometric and Pearson Vue. Lab exam must be taken at a Cisco facility.
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AVERAGE
EXAM PRICE: |
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$
1250
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FAIL/RETAKE
INFORMATION: |
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Candidates retaking a failed written exam must wait 5 days. Must wait 6 months to retake passed written exam.
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TRAINING/
CLASSES REQUIRED? |
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No
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| MUST RENEW? |
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Yes
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RENEWAL
REQUIREMENTS: |
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Every two years. Must pass recertification exam. For more information, click here.
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| LANGUAGES: |
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English
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