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CCIE Collaboration V3.1

Validates you as an expert in end-to-end lifecycle skills for complex collaboration solutions

CCIE Collaboration v3.1 Practical Exam Topics Training and Certification

Exam Description: The Cisco CCIE Collaboration (v3.1) Practical Exam is an eight-hour, hands-on exam that requires a candidate to plan, design, implement, operate, and optimize complex enterprise Collaboration solutions.

The following topics are general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam. To better reflect the contents of the exam and for clarity purposes, the guidelines below may change at any time without notice.

The exam is closed book and no outside reference materials are allowed.

Course Overview

Achieving CCIE Collaboration certification proves your skills with complex collaboration solutions. To earn CCIE Collaboration certification, you pass two exams: a qualifying exam that covers core collaboration technologies, and a hands-on lab exam that covers enterprise collaboration solutions through the entire network lifecycle, from designing and deploying to operating and optimizing.

What You'll Learn

  • Designing and deploying advanced voice and video communication solutions.
  • Configuring and managing Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM).
  • Implementing session management and call control protocols.
  • Integrating collaboration infrastructure with IP telephony and messaging systems.
  • Deploying conferencing and collaboration applications for enterprise use.
  • Ensuring security best practices for collaboration networks.
  • Troubleshooting complex collaboration network issues for optimal performance.
  • Architecting scalable, reliable, and secure unified communication environments.

Achieving the CCIE Collaboration certification demonstrates your advanced expertise in designing and managing complex collaboration solutions. To obtain this prestigious certification, candidates must successfully complete two exams:

Step 1 - Core Exam: The first exam focuses on implementing core collaboration technologies, including the configuration and troubleshooting of collaboration solutions. This is a comprehensive exam that covers various collaboration technologies essential for network deployment and optimization.

Step 2 - Hands-on Lab Exam: The second exam tests your ability to apply these core skills in a real-world environment. You will work through a series of tasks that span the entire lifecycle of collaboration solutions— from designing and deploying to maintaining and optimizing enterprise-level collaboration systems.

To achieve the CCIE Collaboration certification, candidates must pass both exams. Please note that holding an active Specialist certification does not substitute the requirements for Professional or Expert-level certifications.

350-801 CLCOR: Implementing Cisco Collaboration Core Technologies

The CCIE Collaboration certification exam is a comprehensive 120-minute test designed to validate a candidate's expertise in deploying and managing advanced collaboration technologies. This certification covers core aspects such as network infrastructure, protocols, endpoint management, Cisco collaboration solutions, QoS (Quality of Service), and troubleshooting techniques. It is intended for individuals aiming to master the skills required for the implementation, operation, and maintenance of Cisco collaboration solutions at an expert level.

The CCIE Collaboration Certification Training prepares candidates by offering in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in managing enterprise-grade collaboration systems, including voice, video, and messaging. The training equips participants with the ability to design and implement scalable and secure collaboration solutions while ensuring optimal network performance.


Syllabus Summary

350-801 CLCOR: Implementing Cisco Collaboration Core Technologies

The CCIE Collaboration certification exam is a comprehensive 120-minute test designed to validate a candidate's expertise in deploying and managing advanced collaboration technologies. This certification covers core aspects such as network infrastructure, protocols, endpoint management, Cisco collaboration solutions, QoS (Quality of Service), and troubleshooting techniques. It is intended for individuals aiming to master the skills required for the implementation, operation, and maintenance of Cisco collaboration solutions at an expert level.

The CCIE Collaboration Certification Training prepares candidates by offering in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in managing enterprise-grade collaboration systems, including voice, video, and messaging. The training equips participants with the ability to design and implement scalable and secure collaboration solutions while ensuring optimal network performance.

Infrastructure and Design

  • Describe the Cisco on-premises, hybrid, and cloud collaboration solution design elements described in the CSR/PA
  • Licensing (Smart, Flex)
  • Sizing
  • Bandwidth
  • High availability
  • Disaster recovery
  • Dial plan
  • Security (certificates, SRTP, TLS, OAuth, SSO)
  • QoS

Describe the purpose of edge devices in the Cisco Collaboration architecture such as Expressway and Cisco Unified Border Element

Configure these network components to support Cisco Collaboration solutions

  • DHCP
  • NTP
  • CDP
  • LLDP
  • LDAP
  • TFTP and HTTP
  • Certificates

Troubleshoot these network components in a Cisco Collaboration solution

  • DNS (A/AAAA, SRV, Reverse Pointer Record (PTR))
  • NTP
  • LDAP integration on Cisco UCM
  • TCP/TLS Handshake

Explain these components to support Cisco Collaboration solutions

  • SNMP
  • DNS
  • Directory Connector

Describe Webex Control Hub features

Protocols, Codecs, and Endpoints

Troubleshoot these elements of a SIP conversation

Call set up and tear down

  • SDP
  • DTMF
  • Hold/Resume/Transfer

Identify the collaboration codecs for a given scenario

  • Deploy SIP endpoints
  • Manual
  • Self-provisioning
  • Bulk Administration Tool (BAT)
  • Onboarding cloud devices
  • Device onboarding via activation codes (MRA/on-premises)

Troubleshoot SIP endpoints

Describe SIP OAuth on Cisco UCM

Cisco IOS XE Gateway and Media Resources

Configure voice gateway elements

  • DTMF
  • Voice translation rules and profiles
  • Codec preference list
  • Dial peers

Troubleshoot dial-peer matching

Identify the appropriate IOS XE media resources

Describe cloud calling hybrid local gateway

Call Control

Describe the Cisco UCM digit analysis process

Implement toll fraud prevention on Cisco UCM

Configure globalized call routing in Cisco UCM

  • Route patterns (traditional and +E.164)
  • Translation patterns
  • Standard local route group
  • Transforms
  • SIP route patterns
  • ILS pertaining to URI calling
  • Partitions and Calling Search Space (CSS)

Describe Mobile and Remote Access (MRA)

  • Describe Webex Calling dial plan features
  • Locations and numbers
  • Outgoing and incoming permissions
  • Transfer and forwarding restrictions

 QoS

Describe problems that can lead to poor voice and video quality

  • Latency
  • Jitter
  • Packet loss
  • Bandwidth
  • Describe the QoS requirements for voice and video

Describe the class models for providing QoS on a network

  • 4/5 Class model
  • 8 Class model
  • QoS Baseline model (11 Class)

Describe the purpose and function of these DiffServ values as it pertains to collaboration

  • EF
  • AF41
  • AF42
  • CS3
  • CS4

Describe QoS trust boundaries and their significance in LAN-based classification and marking

Describe and determine location-based CAC bandwidth requirements

Configure LLQ (class map, policy map, service policy)

Collaboration Applications

Configure Cisco Unity Connection mailbox and MWI

Configure Cisco Unity Connection SIP integration options to call control

Describe Cisco Unity Connection call handlers

Deploy Webex App Hybrid or Cloud registration


CCIE Collaboration v3.1 Lab Exam

The Cisco CCIE Collaboration (v3.1) Practical Exam is a comprehensive eight-hour, hands-on test designed to assess a candidate's ability to plan, design, implement, operate, and optimize complex enterprise collaboration solutions.

The exam will generally cover the following topics, though additional relevant subjects may also be included. These guidelines are intended to provide an overview of the expected content, but they may be updated or modified at any time to better reflect the exam’s focus and ensure clarity.

1. Protocols and APIs

SIP signaling protocol

o SIP Theory (Request and Respond)

o Identity headers (Name, number, URI, Privacy)

o Route headers

o Diversion headers

o CallID, SessionID, and CiscoGUID

Media negotiation

o SDP Offer/Answer model

o SDP Early offer, delayed offer, early media

o SDP Payload type interworking

Media path optimization

o Interactive Connectivity Establishment (ICE)

o TURN and STUN

Media protocols

o RTP/RTCP, SRTP/SRTCP

o Binary Floor Control Protocol (BFCP)

o ActiveControl (iX)

DTMF relay

o In-band vs out-of-band

o RFC 2833

o Key Pad Markup Language (KPML)

o Unsolicited NOTIFY

o Interworking

Collaboration APIs

o Unified CM Administrative XML (AXL) API

o Webex REST API

o Unified CM User Data Service API

Security protocols

o TLS negotiation

o TLS certificate verification

2. Infrastructure and Quality of Services

Network services

o DHCP

o NTP

o DNS

o LLDP

Troubleshoot layer 2 and layer 3 network connectivity issues

Quality of service for Collaboration applications and endpoints on LAN/WAN/WLAN (Cisco IOS-XE)

o Identification

o Classification and marking

o Queuing and scheduling

o Congestion management

Troubleshoot voice and video quality issues

o Media stream packet loss, jitter, and latency

o Endpoint media quality metrics

o One-way or no-way media

o Media quality troubleshooting tools in Webex Control Hub

Call Admission Control

o Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE)

o Cisco Unified Communications Manager (UCM)

Certificate management

o Premise based PSTN gateway

o UCM, Instant Messaging & Presence (IM&P), Cloud Connected UC

o Cisco Expressway Series

3. Call Control and Dial plan

Global dial plans

o Localization and globalization

o Numbering schemes

o Dialing habits

o Interdigit timeouts

o Calling privileges

o Number presentation

Dial plan features on UCM

o Partitions and calling search spaces

o Translation and transformation patterns

o Urgent priority

o Path selection

o Global dial plan replication

o Local route groups

o Emergency Location Groups

Dial plan features on Webex Calling

o Location and numbers, Routing prefix

o Interworking dial plan, route list, route groups, trunks, call typing, unknown extension dialing

o Outgoing and incoming permissions

o Transfer and forwarding restrictions

URI and domain-based routing

Telephony features on UCM

o Call Park and Pickup

o Barge/privacy

o Call queuing

o Busy Lamp Field (BLF)

Telephony features on Webex Calling

o Call Park

o Auto attendant

o Call queuing and hunting

o Receptionist and paging

o Single Number Reach

o Voicemail

Audio and video codec selection

SIP trunking

o SIP profiles

o SIP trunk security profiles

o Resiliency

o Mid-call signaling

o Session refresh

o Securing SIP Trunks on UCM

UDS in a multi-cluster environment

o Service discovery

o ILS

o User search

Dial plans on Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE)

o Inbound and outbound dial-peers

o Voice translation rules and profiles

o Dial-peer provisioning policy

o Destination server groups

o Destination dial-peer groups

o E.164 pattern maps

o URI-based dialing

o VRF-aware call routing

Survivability Features

o SIP-SRST

o Webex Calling Survivability Gateway

Dial plans on Cisco Expressway Series

o Transforms

o Search rules

o Zones

4. Endpoints and User Management

Hardware and software endpoint registration

o On-premises (local or proxy TFTP)

o Mobile and Remote Access (Service Discovery)

o Cloud

o Hybrid

Mixed mode and Security By Default (SBD) on UCM

o Certificate Trust List (CTL) and Identity Trust List (ITL)

o Trust Verification Service (TVS)

Securing endpoints

o SIP OAuth

o CAPF and LSC

Collaboration endpoints and infrastructure using IPv6

User authentication and authorization

o Directory synchronization On-premises

o Directory synchronization Cloud

o Single-Sign-On (SSO)

o OAuth

Cloud clients

o Privacy features

o Analytics and troubleshooting

o Proximity

o Security and compliance

5. Edge Services

SIP trunks using Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE)

Multi-tenancy on Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE)

SIP normalization and SDP normalization

o Normalization and transparency scripts (Lua)

o Cisco IOS-XE SIP profiles

Securing SIP trunks on Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE)

o SRTP to RTP interworking

o SRTP pass-through

o SRTP to SRTP interworking

Stateful box-to-box redundancy on Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE) (Cisco IOS-XE)

Network and application level security on Cisco IOS-XE

o IP Trust List

o Call spike protection

o Media policing

o Call thresholds

o RTP port ranges

o Telephony denial of service attacks

o Multi-VRF

Firewall traversal in a collaboration solution

o Port numbers and transport

o NAT

o Web proxy servers

o Deep Packet Inspection considerations

Cisco Expressway Series traversal communications

o Traversal zones

o SSH tunnels

o Encryption interworking

Mobile and Remote Access (MRA)

Network and application level security on Cisco Expressway Series

o Toll fraud prevention (CPL)

o Zone authentication

o Automated intrusion protection

o Mutual TLS

Cloud-based PSTN for Webex Calling

o Cloud Connected PSTN Provider

o Cisco Calling Plan

Premises-based PSTN for Webex Calling

o Registration-based Local Gateway

o Certificate-based Local Gateway

Edge Audio for Webex

Third-party interoperability and federation

o Voice and video calling

o IM&P

o Meeting Interoperability

6. Media Resources and Meetings

Media resources

o Transcoding

o MTP

o Music on hold

Ad-hoc conferencing

o Cisco IOS-XE conferencing

o Cisco Meeting Server

Webex meetings

o Meeting scheduling

o Webex meeting Features

Media quality troubleshooting

Meeting Security

o Planning a secured meeting

o End-to-end encryption plus identity

o Personal meeting room security

o Participant roles

Video Mesh

7. Collaboration Applications and Services

On-premises IM&P servers and clients

Cisco Unity Connection voicemail

o Voicemail integration

o Call and directory handlers

o Voicemail access from soft clients

o Video greetings and messaging

o Partitions and search spaces

o Routing rules

Mobility features

o Mobile Connect (Single Number Reach)

o Device Mobility

o Mobile Identity

o Extend and Connect

o Extension Mobility

Audio and video call recording architectures

o SIP-based media Recording (SIPREC)

o Network-based recording

o Built-in bridge

o Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE) Media Proxy

o Secure call recording

o Cloud based recording

Webex Contact Center

Webex Bot (Implement from a provided Python code skeleton)

Pre-requisites

  • Cisco does not mandate formal prerequisites for the CCIE Collaboration certification. However, it is recommended that candidates have:
  • 8+ years of experience with Cisco collaboration solutions.
  • A solid understanding of Cisco networking technologies.
  • Experience with voice, video, and collaboration technologies.
  • Candidates may also benefit from holding certifications such as CCNP Collaboration before attempting the CCIE Collaboration exams, though this is not required.

Required Exams

  • Core Exam (350-801 CLCOR): Implementing Cisco Collaboration Core Technologies
  • EXAM: 350-801 CLCOR 
  • COST: 400 USD
  • DURATION: 120 minutes
  • Lab Exam (CCIE Collaboration v3.1 Lab Exam)
  • EXAM: CCIE Collaboration Lab Exam (v3.1) 
  • COST: 1600 USD
  • DURATION: 8 hours

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