CCIE VOICE TRACK

Please review the Lab Exam Overview for general information about the CCIE Voice lab exam. The blueprint is a detailed outline of the topics likely to appear on the lab exam. Knowledge of troubleshooting is an important skill and candidates are expected to diagnose and solve issues as part of the CCIE lab exam. The topics listed are guidelines and other relevant or related topics may also appear. In general, new product features become eligible for testing on CCIE lab exams six months after general release.

1. Basic Campus Design
   1. DHCP, TFTP
   2. Catalyst voice and data VLAN configuration
   3. Catalyst VTP configuration
   
   
2. Call Manager and Call Manager Express Configuration
   1. Phone registration
   2. Phone configuration
   
   
3. Voice Gateway and Signaling
   1. Analog and digital voice protocols: analog FXS, FXO-M1, T1, E1, PRI, CAS, R2
   2. VoIP protocols: H323, MGCP, SCCP, SIP, RAS
      
   
   
4. Call Routing
   1. CCM route patterns (@ wildcard not tested)
   2. CCM route preference and redundancy
   3. IOS dial peers
   4. Digit manipulation and translation
      
   
   
5. Voice CODEC
   1. G711ulaw, G711alaw, G729, G723
   
   
6. Call Admission Control
   1. Location-based
   2. RAS-based
   
   
7. High Availability Features
   1. SRST
   2. AAR
   
   
8. Media Resource Management
   1. Conference bridge software and hardware
   2. Transcoder
   3. MTP
   4. MOH
   
   
9. QoS Considerations
   1. L2/L3 classifications and policing
   2. Queuing mechanisms
   3. LFI
   4. Catalyst switch QoS
   
   
10. Unified Messaging
    1. Unity voicemail integration
    2. Unity administration
    
    
11. CRS/IPCC Express Application
    1. Default script configuration and integration
    2. Custom script configuration and integration
    
    
12. Call Manager Voice Applications
    1. Any native applications to Call Manager, examples are extension mobility, attendant console, IPMA
    
    
13. Supplementary Services
    
    
14. Directory Services and Integration
    
    
15. Fax
    1. Fax pass-through
    2. Fax relay