This kit is based on the topology of the training materials provided by Internetwork Expert, Inc. It makes use of the minimum specifications as provided by Internetwork Expert to provide the lowest-cost alternative to the CCIE Lab Rack topology used by Internetwork Expert, for the serious student with a limited budget. All of the routers in this kit use the Cisco 12.3 IOS and/or 12.4 IOS. This kit will allow the student to do the majority of the lab exercises in any of the Internetwork Expert CCIE study materials, and there are a few tricks that will allow you to pick up some additional functionality. For example the 2950 switches do not support layer 3 routing functions.  However, for labs that utilize layer 3 functionality of the 3550 / 3560 switches, an external router such as a 2610 could be used to perform router-on-a-stick functionality to route between VLANs. The few lab exercises that can't be done with this kit can be done on Internetwork Expert remote racks as needed at a minimal cost.

One of the main advantages of using the Internetwork Expert product line of CCIE preparation products is that the physical lab topology for all of the products is the same. This means that no matter which Routing & Switching product you are using you will not need additional devices in your rack, and furthermore you won't even need to change the cabling once your rack is set up, ever!

Finally an added bonus is this same lab setup maps very closely to our CCNP Economy topology and labs.  This will help you get the most value for your money.  Keep in mind, we can always customize any lab to meet your needs.  Below you will find the contents of this lab: