[cisco-voip] CCIE Security Vs Voice

[Derick Winkworth]

1) CCIE Voice and Service Providers...
    
    Yes.  The most useful part would be knowing your way around a gateway/gatekeeper/CUBE and how H323 and SIP work.  As stated, its good because it helps you think a little more like a voice person.  More specifically... what exactly is happening to a call when feature 'x' is used to treat it.  What is the call path?   What is the signalling path?  What are the intermediate steps?

2)  Yes.  Definitely yes.  Large enterprises in particular.  CCIE Voice is enterprise centric.

3) Yes.  This line is blurry these days anyway.

I would add that it would be worth your time to download the Eclipse Voice Tool Package and get yourself familiar with VXML/CCXML/ECMAScript (i.e., Javascript).  The Eclipse package is what Cisco's CVP studio is modeled after.  You can use this package in conjunction with a Tellme Studio account and start learning VXML.....  You can even become a certified VXML developer.  This, in combination with your CCIE, would make you stand out.



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From: Mark Holloway <mh at markholloway.com>
To: Ramiz Sardar <ramizchaudhary at gmail.com>; cisco-voip <cisco-voip at puck.nether.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 12:35:59 AM
Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] CCIE Security Vs Voice

 
1.
Does Service Providers use Cisco device and so do they need CCIE Voice?
 
Most
of the services providers that use Cisco in their voice network (mine included)
use either PGW, BTS, and/or AS5x00 on the core and ISR's for CPE. Cisco doesn't
have a CCIE Service Provider Voice (boo!).  I'm studying for the CCIE
Voice but quite honestly I'm not really enjoying the application side of things
all that much.  I enjoy Broadworks much more than UCM although it is a
much tougher platform to get your head around.  I guess I like the
challenge.
 
 
2.
Does Enterprises have such a big voice setup that they hire CCIE Voice and pay
good?
 
I
honestly do not know.  To really flex your muscles, work for a vendor or a
service provider.  I think that is true for R&S too, but obviously
there are good Enterprise jobs in R&S.
 
 
3.
If a guy with computer sciences background and having ccie r&s and voice
can compete with people having telecom and voice background.
 
YES! 
This is why I'm working towards the CCIE Voice.  Although I primarily work
with SIP (Acme Packet, Broadworks, Genband, Lucent), there are some elements
from the CCIE Voice that are applicable to the service provider. Many service
providers still use MGCP and H.323 in addition to the emergence of SIP. The
CCIE Voice gets you in the right mindset and makes you think in ways that only
a VoIP guy knows how to think.  I'm not saying it's the only way, but it
doesn't hurt to have the CCIE Voice and you will be greatly rewarded for it. At
the end of the day you need to be an incredible problem solver when it comes to
VoIP and I believe that Service Providers offer the biggest challenges for VoIP
Engineers.  Hang on to those R&S skills because in the Service
Provider environment they will come in really handy - even if you're not the
core routing/switching guy. 
 
Regards,
Mark
 
From:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On
Behalf Of Ramiz Sardar
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 9:56 PM
To: cisco-voip
Subject: [cisco-voip] CCIE Security Vs Voice
 
Hi,
I recently passed R&S and now want to go for either Voice or Security. I
have CCVP but worked on both voice and security as i am working with cisco
partner. What point discouraging me to start voice blindly is that CCIE voice
has place only on vendor side and very limited scope. I think only cisco or its
partner can pay good to a CCIE Voice where as all doors are opened for CCIE
Security. Security is ever green but don't say about Voice.

My Major concerns:
1. Does Service Providers use Cisco device and so do they need CCIE Voice?
2. Does Enterprises have such a big voice setup that they hire CCIE Voice and
pay good?
3. If a guy with computer sciences background and having ccie r&s and voice
can compete with people having telecom and voice background.

Please add your comments and help me taking right decision.

Regards 
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