• Michael Ciarfello  CCIE #25698 (Voice)
• Patrick Ng  CCIE #25691 (Voice)

Patrick stated:

I built my own lab at work and I also use Proctor Labs for my practices. I finished all IPexpert vol 1 and vol 2 labs multiple times, this is for building up my speed, sometimes I add variation to the scenerio to try out different things to deepen my understanding.

For short questions, I’ll recommend to read the SRNDs, also being familiar with various documents can help you to speed up of finding url links, specific bandwidth numbers, config examples etc. Make sure you know where exactly they are, so that you don’t need to waste any time to hunt them around in the real lab. If you’ve done enough labs, you shouldn’t be worried about the short questions, but during your practise lab, try to pay more attention to the reasoning behind of why you choose a certain item and understand the debug messages.

For lab, the dialplan is a huge part of it, make sure you understand how digits are manipulated in +dialing in a very flexible form. This involves a good design on PT/CSS, various translation pattern, calling/called party transformation, RP/RL/RG/GW handling. A good starting point is to read and understand fully on Vik’s tech blog on IPexpert. And don’t panic if something is not working as your expected, I made mistakes that I almost never made in my own practise lab, try to stay calm and stick with the 15 mins golden rules, don’t get stuck on something for more than 15 mins in the exam.

Thanks,
Patrick Ng
CCIE #25691(Voice)

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Kaufman will oversee IPexpert’s Sales and Marketing organizations, responsible for overall sales execution and customer satisfaction as well as all internet marketing initiatives. He will also be involved in the planning and execution of IPexpert’s future product and course offerings. In this role, he will lead IPexpert’s efforts to grow its revenues, customer base, and sales organization and internet visibility. Kaufman will report to IPexpert’s President, Wayne A. Lawson II.

Prior to joining IPexpert, Kaufman was a co-founder of Intense School, an Information Technology and Information Security training organization. There, he filled multiple roles to include Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President in charge of business development, strategic partnerships and marketing and was responsible for taking Intense School from startup to over 11MM in sales annually. During his tenure at Intense School, Kaufman received numerous accolades including Windows Magazine’s Prestigious Best Boot Camp award on three occasions.

“David Kaufman has all of the characteristics that you look for in a senior leader in terms of experience, leadership, dynamic personality, and a proven track record,” said Lawson. “David’s expertise allows us to expand our product and course offerings into additional vendor and technology verticals which will continue to bring the incredible growth that we’ve experienced since our launch in 2001. We’re pleased to have someone with his experience and abilities on our team.”

About IPexpert:

Founded in 2001, IPexpert is an industry-recognized, privately held, training company for computer networking engineers pursuing the highest level career certification offered by Cisco. The company has become a global leader serving its niche market, boasting the most distinguished offering of self-study products, courses and online hardware available for online equipment rental. IPexpert has appeared in Inc. Magazine’s annual list of the fastest growing private companies in America for the past two years. Visit www.ipexpert.com for more information.

As promised, the new Volume 1 Workbook and Proctor Guide are now available (if you’re an existing client, check your member’s area).  Our website will be updated Monday to reflect the new description and product.  If this updated content should be in your member’s area – and isn’t – please contact support@ipexpert.com w/ the request to investigate.  The Table of Contents is as follows:

Section 1A: Implementing Campus Infrastructure and Services

• Configuring VLANs
• Configuring DHCP
• Configuring NTP
• Configuring Basic CUCM Phone Registration
• Configuring Basic CUCM System Configuration
• Configuring Basic CUCME Phone Registration
• Configuring Basic CUCME System Configuration

Section 1B: Troubleshooting Campus Infrastructure and Services

• Troubleshooting VLANs
• Troubleshooting DHCP
• Troubleshooting Basic CUCM Phone Registration
• Troubleshooting Basic CUCM System Configuration
• Troubleshooting Basic CUCME Phone Registration
• Troubleshooting Basic CUCME System Configuration

Section 2A: Implementing CUCM Endpoints

• Configuring CUCM SCCP Phone Registration
• Configuring CUCM SIP Phone Registration
• Configuring Calling between SCCP and SIP Endpoints
• Configuring SIP DialPlans

Section 2B: Troubleshooting CUCM Endpoints

• Troubleshooting CUCM SCCP Phone Registration
• Troubleshooting CUCM SIP Phone Registration
• Troubleshooting Calling between SCCP and SIP Endpoints
• Troubleshooting SIP DialPlans

Section 3A: Implementing CUCME Endpoints

• Configuring CUCME SCCP Phone Registration
• Configuring CUCME SIP Phone Registration
• Configuring Calling between SCCP and SIP Endpoints
• Configuring SIP DialPlans

Section 3B: Troubleshooting CUCME Endpoints

• Troubleshooting CUCME SCCP Phone Registration
• Troubleshooting CUCME SIP Phone Registration
• Troubleshooting Calling between SCCP and SIP Endpoints
• Troubleshooting SIP DialPlans

Section 4A: Implementing Voice Gateways

• Configuring H323 Gateways in CUCM, CUCME and IOS
• Configuring MGCP Gateways in CUCM and IOS
• Configuring SIP Trunks in CUCM, CUCME and IOS
• Configuring H323 Gatekeepers in CUCM, CUCME and IOS
• Configuring Basic Call Routing in CUCM, CUCME and IOS

Section 4B: Troubleshooting Voice Gateways

• Troubleshooting H323 Gateways in CUCM, CUCME and IOS
• Troubleshooting MGCP Gateways in CUCM and IOS
• Troubleshooting SIP Trunks in CUCM, CUCME and IOS
• Troubleshooting H323 Gatekeepers in CUCM, CUCME and IOS
• Troubleshooting Basic Call Routing in CUCM, CUCME and IOS

Section 5A: Implementing Call Routing Policies

• Configuring Class of Service in CUCM, CUCME and IOS
• Configuring Route Patterns in CUCM
• Configuring Dial Peers in CUCME and IOS
• Configuring Digit Manipulation in CUCM, CUCME and IOS
• Configuring Calling Party Transformations in CUCM
• Configuring Called Party Transformations in CUCM
• Configuring Translation Patterns in CUCM
• Configuring Route Selection Preference in CUCM, CUCME and IOS
• Configuring Route Selection Redundancy in CUCM, CUCME and IOS
• Configuring Local Route Groups in CUCM
• Configuring SCCP and SIP Hunt Groups in CUCM, CUCME and IOS
• Configuring Device Mobility in CUCM
• Configuring Unified Mobility in CUCM
• Configuring Mobile Voice Access in CUCM

Section 5B: Troubleshooting Call Routing Policies

• Troubleshooting Class of Service in CUCM, CUCME and IOS
• Troubleshooting Route Patterns in CUCM
• Troubleshooting Dial Peers in CUCME and IOS
• Troubleshooting Digit Manipulation in CUCM, CUCME and IOS
• Troubleshooting Calling Party Transformations in CUCM
• Troubleshooting Called Party Transformations in CUCM
• Troubleshooting Translation Patterns in CUCM
• Troubleshooting Route Selection Preference in CUCM, CUCME and IOS
• Troubleshooting Route Selection Redundancy in CUCM, CUCME and IOS
• Troubleshooting Local Route Groups in CUCM
• Troubleshooting Hunt Groups in CUCM, CUCME and IOS
• Troubleshooting Device Mobility in CUCM
• Troubleshooting Unified Mobility in CUCM
• Troubleshooting Mobile Voice Access in CUCM

Section 5C: A New Dial Plan with Gatekeeper

• Configuring Route Patterns in CUCM
• Configuring Dial Peers in CUCME and IOS
• Configuring Digit Manipulation in CUCM, CUCME and IOS
• Configuring Calling Party Transformations in CUCM
• Configuring Called Party Transformations in CUCM
• Configuring Translation Patterns in CUCM
• Configuring Route Selection Preference in CUCM, CUCME and IOS
• Configuring Route Selection Redundancy in CUCM, CUCME and IOS
• Configuring Local Route Groups in CUCM
• Configuring Hunt Groups in CUCM, CUCME and IOS
• Configuring Device Mobility in CUCM
• Configuring Unified Mobility in CUCM
• Configuring Mobile Voice Access in CUCM

Section 6A: Implementing High Availability Features

• Configuring SCCP Fallback for SRST Mode
• Configuring SIP Fallback for SRST Mode
• Configuring MGCP Fallback for SRST Mode
• Configuring SCCP Features in SRST Mode
• Configuring SIP Features in SRST Mode
• Configuring SCCP Fallback for CME as SRST Mode
• Configuring SIP Fallback for CME as SRST Mode
• Configuring MGCP Fallback for CME as SRST Mode
• Configuring SCCP Features in CME as SRST Mode
• Configuring SIP Features in CME as SRST Mode

Section 7A: Implementing Media Resources

• Configuring CODEC Selection and Flexibility in CUCM, CUCME and IOS
• Configuring Conference Bridges in CUCM, CUCME and IOS
• Configuring Transcoders in CUCM, CUCME and IOS
• Configuring Annunciator in CUCM
• Configuring MTP in CUCM and IOS
• Configuring Unicast Music on Hold in CUCM, CUCME and IOS
• Configuring Multicast Music on Hold in CUCM, CUCME and IOS
• Configuring Media Resource Preference and Redundancy in CUCM

Section 8A: Implementing Supplementary Services

• Configuring Call Park in CUCM
• Configuring Directed Call Park in CUCM
• Configuring Busy Lamp Speed Dials for Call Park
• Configuring Call Pickup in CUCM
• Configuring Group Pickup in CUCM
• Configuring Other Pickup in CUCM
• Configuring Directed Call Pickup in CUCM
• Configuring Busy Lamp Speed Dials for Call Pickup
• Configuring Barge in CUCM and CUCME
• Configuring Conference Barge in CUCM and CUCME
• Configuring CallBack in CUCM and CUCME
• Configuring DND in CUCM and CUCME

Section 9A: Implementing Other CUCM Voice Applications

• Configuring IPMA in CUCM
• Configuring Intercom in CUCM
• Configuring Extension Mobility in CUCM and CUCME
• Configuring B-ACD in CUCME
• Configuring B-ACD Drop Through in CUCME
• Configuring Voice Hunt Groups in CUCME

Section 10A: Implementing QoS and CAC

• Configuring L2/L3 Traffic Classification and Marking in IOS
• Configuring L2/L3 Queueing Mechanisms in IOS
• Configuring L2 Link Fragmentation and Interleave Mechanisms in IOS
• Configuring RSVP Agent in CUCM and IOS
• Configuring Call Admission Control in CUCM, CUCME and Gatekeeper

Section 11A: Implementing Messaging

• Configuring Unity Connection for CUCM
• Configuring Unity Connections Subscribers
• Configuring Unity Connections Call Handlers
• Configuring Unity Connections Advanced Features
• Configuring Unity Express Subscribers Mailboxes
• Configuring Unity Express Queuing
• Configuring Unity Express Advanced Features

Section 12A: Implementing Cisco Unified Contact Center Express

• Configuring Basic Integration of UCCX into CUCM
• Configuring CSQ Setup in UCCX
• Configuring Skills Based Routing in UCCX
• Configuring Agent Based Routing in UCCX
• Configuring Advanced Scripting in UCCX

Section 13A: Implementing Cisco Unified Presence

• Configuring Basic Integration of Presence into CUCM
• Configuring SIP Trunk Setup from CUCM to CUP
• Configuring Gateways in Presence
• Configuring Routing in Presence
• Configuring Number Expansion in Presence
• Configuring Voicemail Servers in Presence
• Configuring CUPC in Presence
• Configuring Deskphone Control Settings in Presence
• Configuring IP Phone Messenger Control in Presence
• Configuring User Contacts in Presence

CHINA, Mich., April 20, 2009 – Fewer than 20,000 IT professionals worldwide currently possess the CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert) certification. This industry-recognized accreditation offered by Cisco (http://www.cisco.com) distinguishes senior engineers as the most elite and capable within a Cisco-focused technology. Within this distinguished group of engineers, less than 5% have earned the specialization that focuses on IP-enabled Voice technologies; the Cisco CCIE Voice certification. As Cisco continues to promote “The Human Network”, which is a collaboration of voice, video and data over an Internet Protocol (IP) infrastructure, advanced voice-focused engineers are becoming more of a necessity worldwide. 

To become CCIE certified, engineers spend years preparing for an exhaustive 8-hour hands-on “lab” exam conducted by Cisco, the global leader in computer networking solutions. IPexpert (http://www.ipexpert.com) is a training organization focused on preparing seasoned computer network engineers for the coveted CCIE exams, through various learning solutions including self-study materials and instructor-led training courses. 

As enterprise networking technologies continue to evolve, Cisco implements changes the CCIE exam topics to ensure that the individuals being certified as experts are adept with the current technologies. Due to technology enhancements, modifications to the various CCIE exams tend to be made every two to three years, with the most recent affecting the Voice specialization. 

IPexpert (http://www.ipexpert.com) is pleased to grow on its record as the global market leader in CCIE training with its first-to-market offering of training materials preparing CCIE Voice candidates for the newly revised (Version 3.0) lab exam. Its team of industry-recognized instructors worked diligently for the past nine months to prepare for and author the self-study training products and rigorous classes now available to aspiring CCIE Voice candidates.    

About IPexpert:

Founded in 2001, IPexpert is an industry-recognized, privately held, training company for computer networking engineers pursuing the highest level career certification offered by Cisco. The company has become a global leader serving its niche market, boasting the most distinguished offering of self-study products, courses and online hardware available for online equipment rental. IPexpert has appeared in Inc. Magazine’s annual list of the fastest growing private companies in America for the past two years. Visit www.ipexpert.com for more information.  

About CISCO:

Cisco is the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Information about Cisco can be found at www.cisco.com

Contact:

Wayne A. Lawson II

Founder & President, IPexpert, Inc.
Tel: 810-326-1444 ext.888
Email: wlawson@ipexpert.com 

CHINA, Mich., March 9, 2009 / PRNewswire — Less than 20,000 individuals worldwide currently hold the CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert) certification. This industry-recognized designation offered by Cisco Systems, Inc. distinguishes successful engineers among the elite computer networking experts globally. Within this distinguished group, only 10% have earned the specialization that focuses on network security: the CCIE Security certification. Such individuals are charged with protecting the computer networks used by the world’s largest corporations and government entities.

To become CCIE-certified, engineers spend years preparing for an exhaustive 8-hour-long hands-on “lab” exam conducted by Cisco (http://www.cisco.com), the global leader in computer networking solutions. IPexpert (http://www.ipexpert.com) is a training organization, focused on preparing seasoned computer network engineers for the coveted CCIE exams, through various learning solutions including self-study materials and instructor-led training courses.

As network technologies continue to make advancements, Cisco changes the CCIE exam topics to ensure that the individuals being certified as experts are adept with the current solutions. Changes to the various CCIE exams tend to change every two to three years, with the most recent affecting the Security specialization.

IPexpert is pleased to grow on its record as the global market leader in CCIE training with its first-to-market offering of courses preparing CCIE Security candidates for the newly-revised (Version 3.0) lab exam. Its team of industry-recognized instructors worked diligently for the past six months to prepare for and author the training products and courses now available to aspiring network engineers.

About IPexpert:

Founded in 2001, IPexpert is the leading training company for computer networking engineers pursuing the highest-level career certification offered by Cisco Systems. The company has become the global leader serving its niche market, boasting the largest offering of products, courses and hardware available for online rental. Visit http://www.ipexpert.com for more information.

Contact:

Wayne Lawson, President
Tel: 810-326-1444 ext.888
Email: wlawson@ipexpert.com