Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert Routing & Switching (CCIERS Routing & Switching)

The CCIE Routing and Switching certification is a prestigious networking certification, recognizing network engineers for their knowledge, skills and mastery of Cisco solutions. CCIE Routing and Switching training will provide you with deep technical knowledge in order to take on some of the most challenging network assignments in the industry. By completing the CCIE Routing and Switching certification, you will obtain the skills required of expert-level network engineers to plan, conduct and troubleshoot complex, converged network infrastructure.

Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites for CCIE Routing and Switching certification. Other professional certifications or training courses are not required. Instead, candidates must first pass a written qualification exam and then the corresponding hands-on lab exam. You are expected to have an in-depth understanding of the topics in the exam blueprints and strongly encouraged to have three to five years of job experience before attempting certification.

Exams

Step One: CCIE Routing and Switching Written Exam
You must pass the two-hour, written qualification exam, which covers networking concepts and some equipment commands before you are eligible to schedule the lab exam.
Step Two: CCIE Routing and Switching Lab Exam
The eight-hour lab exam tests your ability to configure actual equipment and troubleshoot the network in a timed test situation. You must make an initial attempt of the CCIE lab exam within 18-months of passing the CCIE written exam. If you do not pass the lab exam within three years of passing the written exam, you must retake the written exam before being allowed to attempt the lab exam again.

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CCIERS Written Exam (CIERS1)

CCIERS Lab Exam (CIERS2)