01 AUG 2005: Effective January 1, 2006, there will be some important content changes in Cisco CCIE lab exams. Our ongoing review of exam content and feedback from customers indicate certain adjustments should be made to reflect current networking practices. Therefore the following changes will be made.

* CCIE Routing and Switching written and lab exams will no longer include the following protocols or media types: DLSW, IS-IS, ISDN, PPP over Ethernet, and ATM.

* CCIE Security lab exams will no longer test on ISDN technology, and ATM will no longer be used as a Layer 2 transport protocol for WAN connectivity.

* CCIE Voice lab exams will no longer use ATM as a Layer 2 transport protocol for WAN connectivity.

Please note, however, that CCIE Service Provider lab exams will continue to test ATM and IS-IS, as they are widely deployed in service provider networks.
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Brian Dennis, CCIEx5 #2210 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/SP/Voice)
bdennis@internetworkexpert.com