Each year, thousands of professionals come for the quality and breadth of the technical sessions. More than 200 sessions, covering security, unified communications, MPLS, core technologies, wireless, and more span five days of the event - which means whether you are a novice or a veteran engineer, you will find a wide range of learning opportunities to suit your needs.

Labs and Labtorials

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Get direct, hands-on experience and the latest information on installing, troubleshooting, performing "what-of" scenarios, and trying risky network operations in a simulated environment - all moderated by Cisco experts. Several labs include certification prepartion information for particular Cisco Career Certifications exams. Labs are offered in 2 hour timeframes, while the labtorials are 4 hour sessions, part tutorial, part hands-on.

Lab topics may include: Network Architecture, Troubleshooting, Design and Deployment, Certification Programs, Technology and Protocol, Network Management and Advanced Networking Concepts.

• WAN Optimization and Application Acceleration with Wide Area Application Services (WAAS)
• Deploying Server Load Balancing with the Application Control Engine (ACE)
• CCIP Prep: BGP Configuring Transit AutonoMous Systems
• CCNA Prep LAB: CCNA Practice Review

Format:

Labs run for two hours
Labtorials run for four hours

Each attendee is provided with a computer terminal and printed lab materials Small group, classroom-style format

• WAN Optimization and Application Acceleration with Wide Area Application Services (WAAS)
• Deploying Server Load Balancing with the Application Control Engine (ACE)
• CCIP Prep: BGP Configuring Transit Autonomous Systems
• Enabling MPLS in Enterprise Networks
• Implementing a Data Center SAN with the Cisco MDS 9000
• Cisco IOS IP Service Level Agreements Lab
• IPv6 Lab
• CCNA Prep LAB: CCNA Practical Review
• CCNP Prep Lab: BSCI - Configuring Special Areas in OSPF
• CCVP Prep Lab

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Techtorials

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Go in-depth with a comprehensive full-day tutorial on a particular technology, including design principles, case studies, and best practices. Techtorials are designed to complement and correspond to individual Technology Breakout Sessions and are available on Sunday and Monday only. Some Techtorials require prerequisite courses and are all priced in addition to your conference fee. Techtorials fill quickly, so please register early to reserve your preferred timeslot.

• CCIE Routing and Switching
• CCIE Voice
• Troubleshooting Cisco Catalyst Switches
• Deploying Cisco TelePresence in the Enterprise
• IOS XR- Cisco Next Generation Operating System
• Cisco Troubleshooting
• IPCC Enterprise Edition Planning and Design
• Enterprise Multicast
• Enterprise High Availability
• Catalyst 6500 Technical Deep Dive
• An Introduction to Routing Protocols
• Deploying IGPs
• Storage Area Networking Fundamentals, Protocols, and Architecture
• Security for the Enterprise Network Engineer
• Protecting the Core: Detecting and Mitigating Attacks Using Your Infrastructure
• Enterprise IP Design and Deployment
• Deploying the Cisco IP Interoperability
• Understanding Cisco Presence
• IPTV Service Network Design and Deployment

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Meet the Engineer

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Make the most of your time at Cisco Live by meeting one-on-one with a Cisco technology expert. Request a private meeting with a distinguished Cisco engineer, Cisco Fellow, or senior Cisco development engineer. This is an invaluable opportunity to discuss your specific strategy and design issues. Just log on to the online MyScheduler tool, select your topic of interest and your preferred expert in that field, and set up a specific time to meet onsite.

Schedule time now

Interactive whiteboards utilized in the Technical Solutions Clinic and Meet the Engineers are provided by SMART Technologies, a global market leader in user-friendly interactive displays and group collaboration tools. SMART's line of touch-sensitive, intuitive technology solutions has put collaboration and learning at the finger tips of millions of people.

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Technical Solutions Clinic

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A new addition... Don't miss the opportunity to troubleshoot your current technical challenges with the people who know Cisco best! Drop by the Technical Solutions Clinic for an informal whiteboard discussion with a Cisco Technical Assistance Center engineer or other technology experts.

Interactive whiteboards utilized in the Technical Solutions Clinic and Meet the Engineers are provided by SMART Technologies, a global market leader in user-friendly interactive displays and group collaboration tools. SMART's line of touch-sensitive, intuitive technology solutions has put collaboration and learning at the finger tips of millions of people.

Meet the Services Expert

This new addition to the Technical Solutions Clinic will have experts from Cisco Advanced Services organization to consult on network implementations support, best practices on applications and solutions integration, and more.

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