You will need workbooks!!!
Whatever your approach to the CCIE Lab exam, one thing is certain; you will not pass the CCIE lab exam without many hours of practice on equipment and a deep understanding of the technologies. Its roughly estimated that it takes at least 1000 hours of rack time before you can consider youeself ready to attempt the lab exam. Using a good quality CCIE workbook is key and take you through the technologies in detail to ensure that you can respond to any task presented to you in the exam.
Luckly, that is why CCIE workbooks were invented!
Workbooks are designed to take the student through each technology with enough detail to meet and most proberly exceed the requirements of the Cisco CCIE lab exam. With so many technologies to study, each CCIE candidate is expected to know this level of detail so don’t be alarmed, we all must comply with the exam requirements.
Note: These workbooks are targeted towards CCIE Routing & Switching candidates who have already obtained their CCNP or have equivalent level of knowledge, and have passed the CCIE Routing & Switching Written Lab Exam.
There are many providers out there but these companies stand “head and shoulders” above all other providers:
| Company | Website | Notes | Sample |
| Internetworking Experts | http://www.ine.com | Market leader offering comprehensive CCIE workbooks, videos and more | Workbook |
| IP Experts | http://www.ipexperts.com | Industry leader offering fantastic CCIE workbooks, videos and more | Workbook |
| Netmetric Bootcamp | http://www.netmetric-solutions.com | India’s leading supplier of CCIE workbooks | Workbook |
To view more samples, go to the IPExperts Website or click here
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Hi, I was really unsure which Workbook to choose when I started. I initially looked at all the providers but this confused me more and I became even more hesitant in choosing a workbook. In the end, I narrowed it down to IP Experts and Internetworking Experts – both market leaders – and then spoke to both companies before finally deciding on Internetworking Experts. I am sure IP Expert Workbooks are great but Internetworking Expert Workbooks just worked for me. I mean, I was taught everything I needed to know and more.
Obviously, the content structure of both providers is clear and concise but, speaking from experience; Internetworking Expert Workbooks have been brilliant and I would recommend them to anyone.
Netmetric workbooks are ok. They don’t have the detailed breakdowns like INE or IP Experts and only concentrate on the key technology features. You will not find any unnecessary and over-complicated tasks or introduction of strange features/router tricks.