Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE ) Routing and Switching certification is designed for network managers, professionals, senior network engineers and architects who are responsible for implementing and troubleshooting today’s complex converged networks in enterprise networking environments.

This expert-level certification recognizes knowledge and experience in network infrastructure technologies. CCIE (R&S) validates the technical expertise required for implementing and troubleshooting complex networks and helps improve network uptime, increases user productivity and provides business agility.

The Cisco CCIE Routing and Switching Written Exam will validate that professionals have the expertise to: configure, validate, and troubleshoot complex enterprise network infrastructure; understand how infrastructure components interoperate; and translate functional requirements into specific device configurations. The exam is closed book and no outside reference materials are allowed.

An Evolving Technologies section is included in the Written exam only. It will enable candidates to bridge their core technology expertise with knowledge of the evolving technologies that are being adopted at an accelerated pace, such as cloud, IoT, and network programmability.
It has been recalibrated and will consist of three subdomains and a total of five tasks for which the expected depth of knowledge will be focused on conceptual comprehension. The Evolving Technologies section will account for 10 percent of the total score while the remaining core technologies will account for 90 percent.

The following topics are general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam.However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam. In order to better reflect the contents of the exam and for clarity purposes, the guidelines below may change at any time without notice.

The CCIE Lab exam is an eight-hour, hands-on exam which requires you to configure and troubleshoot a series of complex networks to given specifications.Knowledge of troubleshooting is an important skill and candidates are expected to diagnose and solve issues as part of the CCIE lab exam. You will not configure end-user systems, but are responsible for all devices residing in the network.

The following topics are general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam.However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam. In order to better reflect the contents of the exam and for clarity purposes, the guidelines below may change at any time without notice.

The CCIE (R&S) training is conducted using real Cisco equipment.Following equipment’s are available for the CCIE (R&S) Lab Training.
Routers: 1841, 2611xm, 2800, 3640, 3800,
Switches: 2950, 3550, ,3560, 3750
Wireless: AIRONET WNIC, AIRONET LWAP, AIROSPACE 2000 WLC, WDS

There is no prerequisite for CCIE. Anyone can attempt the written and Lab exam, but the candidate has to have a knowledge of CCNA(R&S)+CCNP(R&S).