My SP Notes

Always use the resources that are availavle to you “straight from the horses mouth”. Never trust what someone says is or is not covered on any of the lab exams. Always go to the source.

For the CCIE Voice lab, the current blueprint covers:

Basic Campus Design
DHCP, TFTP
Catalyst voice and data VLAN configuration
Catalyst VTP configuration

Call Manager and Call Manager Express Configuration
Phone registration
Phone configuration

Voice Gateway and Signaling
Analog and digital voice protocols: analog FXS, FXO-M1, T1, E1, PRI, CAS, R2
VoIP protocols: H323, MGCP, SCCP, SIP, RAS

Call Routing
CCM route patterns (@ wildcard not tested)
CCM route preference and redundancy
IOS dial peers
Digit manipulation and translation

Voice CODEC
G711ulaw, G711alaw, G729, G723

Call Admission Control
Location-based
RAS-based

High Availability Features
SRST
AAR

Media Resource Management
Conference bridge software and hardware
Transcoder
MTP
MOH

QoS Considerations
L2/L3 classifications and policing
Queuing mechanisms
LFI
Catalyst switch QoS

Unified Messaging
Unity voicemail integration
Unity administration

CRS/IPCC Express Application
Default script configuration and integration
Custom script configuration and integration

Call Manager Voice Applications
Any native applications to Call Manager, examples are extension mobility, attendant console, IPMA

Supplementary Services

Directory Services and Integration

Fax
Fax pass-through
Fax relay

This information comes from the site that you should check regularly:
Cisco CCIE Voice Lab Blueprint

Larry H.
CCIE #12203

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