This blog is basically going to be an account of my journey to CCIE aka Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert. It is otherwise known as the Doctorate in Networking.
Some of you may know or may not know what CCIE is, for the time being I can only refer you to the following articles to give you a basic idea of what it is. It is basically the ultimate in Cisco's heirarchy of networking certifications.
Cisco Certifications
CCIE Certification
More details and awareness about the complexities, requirements and hardships of CCIE you will explore with me in this blog as I pursue my target of achieving a CCIE in Routing and Switching, the track of my choice.
First of all let me tell you all of my own background. Living in Kochi, Kerala, India I am currently a CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) Faculty at a networking education institution in Kochi. After completing my Electrical Engineering course from a premier engineering college in Kerala I joined a Safety and Security Systems Integrator company in Bangalore working in the fields of Fire Safety, CCTV, Access Control, Public Announcement Systems etc for two years at various sites in Bangalore and Kochi. Seeking a more competitive field I joined up at BSoft, Kochi to study CCNA.
As a rank newbie to the field of networking the very first day of class, the OSI layers had been pretty confusing to me. However I found it a very interesting field and thus my love and passion for networking began. I became a Cisco Certified Network Associate in August 2010. Immediately after getting certified, I was employed by Bsoft.
Being a faculty at this institute has given me some valuable perks which was not limited to free tutions in CCNP Route and Switch papers. Even while writing the CCNA exam and in the first few months of studying for CCNP - Cisco Certified Network Professional - I had no dream of appearing for CCIE. But as I finished my studies into CCNP I realized that it would be a more interesting challenge to try for CCIE itself! After a few weeks of contemplation and initial research here I am now about to embark on my CCIE journey.
In a couple of days I am planning to appear for my CCIE R&S Written exam after which the full fledged battle to prepare myself for the CCIE Lab exam begins. It is a journey which I hope to share here in this blog in the full hope that experienced veterans in the field of networking would be able to assist me and perhaps my own struggles may be valuable instructions to future CCIE aspirants.
Thus the CCIE Chronicles begins!!
Some of you may know or may not know what CCIE is, for the time being I can only refer you to the following articles to give you a basic idea of what it is. It is basically the ultimate in Cisco's heirarchy of networking certifications.
Cisco Certifications
CCIE Certification
More details and awareness about the complexities, requirements and hardships of CCIE you will explore with me in this blog as I pursue my target of achieving a CCIE in Routing and Switching, the track of my choice.
First of all let me tell you all of my own background. Living in Kochi, Kerala, India I am currently a CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) Faculty at a networking education institution in Kochi. After completing my Electrical Engineering course from a premier engineering college in Kerala I joined a Safety and Security Systems Integrator company in Bangalore working in the fields of Fire Safety, CCTV, Access Control, Public Announcement Systems etc for two years at various sites in Bangalore and Kochi. Seeking a more competitive field I joined up at BSoft, Kochi to study CCNA.
As a rank newbie to the field of networking the very first day of class, the OSI layers had been pretty confusing to me. However I found it a very interesting field and thus my love and passion for networking began. I became a Cisco Certified Network Associate in August 2010. Immediately after getting certified, I was employed by Bsoft.
Being a faculty at this institute has given me some valuable perks which was not limited to free tutions in CCNP Route and Switch papers. Even while writing the CCNA exam and in the first few months of studying for CCNP - Cisco Certified Network Professional - I had no dream of appearing for CCIE. But as I finished my studies into CCNP I realized that it would be a more interesting challenge to try for CCIE itself! After a few weeks of contemplation and initial research here I am now about to embark on my CCIE journey.
In a couple of days I am planning to appear for my CCIE R&S Written exam after which the full fledged battle to prepare myself for the CCIE Lab exam begins. It is a journey which I hope to share here in this blog in the full hope that experienced veterans in the field of networking would be able to assist me and perhaps my own struggles may be valuable instructions to future CCIE aspirants.
Thus the CCIE Chronicles begins!!
