Cisco has introduced new options for purchasing the CCIE Assessor Lab. Each four-hour CCIE practice lab now comes with two additional hours of practice time on the live equipment, all for US$279. Also, a second and different four-hour version of CCIE Assessor for Routing and Switching has been released, covering additional topics found on the eight-hour CCIE lab exam.

Candidates purchasing both versions together pay a discounted price of US$399 for the two four-hour practice labs and a total of four additional hours of equipment time. Visit CCIE Exam Preparation for more details.