Yes its crazy to fathom it but there is something about these exams, but I really do see the SP track as an extension of the R&S one – kind of like unfinished business in a way but lets see where the journey ends

Jo

Not sure how you folks do it, but maybe after a few more years I’ll see the need to do a second IE……but like they say “you never know”.

Keep at you NP studies…

Thanks for the comment. Part of me wants to take the voice written, and I think that I could probably do it, and it would be good to get it out of the way.

It comes down to cost at the end of the day, Im probably going to need to invest in a workbook for the SP, so could use the money for that I save on the voice written test to pay for those – Ive spoken to Mike and can get a good deal on the SP workbooks.

Im hoping that I can get the SP done within 5-6 months or so, so the sooner I do the SP written the sooner I can get prepped for the lab (before they add loads of new stuff to it!!). If I were to have it by the end of 2009 then Im sure that I would be able to brush up on the voice written topics again (although there may be a written blueprint change due) which isnt such a bad thing.

Im still not 100% decided, but Ive been playing around with some MPLS VPN labs today on my laptop today, and its feeling so much easier to get to grips with. Lots of it is second nature, which for voice just wasnt the case.

Im also waiting for IPexpert to release the new BLS content for Voice 3.0 and I am sure by then it will be a fully matured product which should get me more motivated to study for it.

Since you’ve been studying for the voice written for a bit, I’d say take the written exam and get it out of the way.

I’ve also read Jared’s post and I think it makes sense to go the SP way after R&S……but like I said, get the voice written out of the way…..you never know, you may be gunning for a third CCIE after you pass your SP

It looks good so far, I will be writing up about it as I make progress through it over the next couple of months or so.