Competition: Design and Win!


It is time for a new competition!

UNetLab challenge t-shirt

For this one you will need UNetLab, some routers and switches and other good things, and a little imagination (and maybe a paint or design program).

The challenge

Design us a lab. Simple as that.

The lab must have the following:

A PDF file with:

1: A list of the images used, including memory requirements.
2: A number of objectives, clearly stating the level of experience (Beginner, intermediate, Advanced). The objectives should include basic connectivity, some switching, some routing, and some verification. Extra points will be awarded for troubleshooting exercises.

A UNL file with the topology.

Points will be deducted for sending us labs used in real exams (i.e. don't send us a CCIE lab).

Submitting your design

Please post your designs on the competitions topic on the forum: here.

The prizes

First prize

  • All three volumes of my books; that's the BGP one, the MPLS one and the VPNs one.
  • An "I survived the #UNetLab challenge" t-shirt* 
  • Your lab will be included in the official repo, with full credits to you.

3 Runners-up prizes

  • A copy of MPLS for Cisco Networks
  • An "I survived the #UNetLab challenge" t-shirt* 
  • Your lab will be included in the official repo, with full credits to you.

* The design of the t-shirt may differ

We might even throw in some other stuff that we have lying about.

The competition closes on October 31st 2015.

CCIE #49337, author of CCNA and Beyond, BGP for Cisco Networks, MPLS for Cisco Networks, VPNs and NAT for Cisco Networks.

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21 September 2015 at 09:02 delete

Include in the rules also not to include labs from vendors such as INE ,IPExpert or Narbik.
What are the judging criteria? Originality, Complexity or just random draws?

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22 September 2015 at 15:43 delete

Hi Stuart i wanted to ask what is the dateline to submit

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23 September 2015 at 02:27 delete

Good point, yes please don't include anything from any vendor! Originality and complexity are good. Push the boundaries within UNL!

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23 September 2015 at 02:28 delete

31st October, Peter. It's at the bottom of the post, but maybe I should make it a bit more visible!

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28 October 2015 at 12:31 delete

Were can i send the competed lab Stuart

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29 October 2015 at 01:17 delete

There is a link to the forum in the post, pop it in there, Peter

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5 November 2015 at 08:01 delete

Hi sir Stuart, when can we expect the get the results for the challenge we did

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5 November 2015 at 11:41 delete

Hopefully this weekend, monday by the very latest.

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