a switch to Networking industry

[Jim]

Hi,
I am a software developer in a Silli valley company thats into
developing stock/instrument trading systems. I did my MS in Electrical Engg
a year ago and since then I've been working for this company. I want to make
a transition to systems level programming in the Networking/communications
industry because this is what I've always been interested in. It was only
a hasty decision that led me to join my present company and I want to come
out of it before I get sucked too much into this financial s/w domain. I
have a decent knowledge of Unix internals & Comp. Architecture, I am reasonably
good in C prgming, I understand and appreciate various switching/routing
algorithms and I am an ardent reader and follower of new technologies in
broadband communications and Networking. I dont have any hands-on experience
in developing software for the networking devices. I am trying to target
some of the big players in this industry like Cisco, Lucent, Nortel, Nokia,
Motorola .... and the list continues. I am in the process of reading books
in these areas to enhance my theoretical knowledge. I am also trying out
different things like installing Linux on my PC and looking at the kernel
code, understanding device drivers and trying to write one etc. Can someone
give me a highly directed advise as to what it takes to break into the Networking
industry ? Thanks a lot for your patience.

[simon]

Well, the technology industry is exploding and always need people.
Therefore, one should always go for a field that he/she is interested in.
In your case, to get into the networking field, I suggest you to acquire
those Cisco certification and MCSE, etc. Certification will help you to get
thru the door. After that, it is all up to you to perform.

Hope this helps.

simon.


"Jim" <jimo_usa@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:39e20cd8$1@news.devx.com...
>
> Hi,
> I am a software developer in a Silli valley company thats into
> developing stock/instrument trading systems. I did my MS in Electrical
Engg
> a year ago and since then I've been working for this company. I want to
make
> a transition to systems level programming in the Networking/communications
> industry because this is what I've always been interested in. It was only
> a hasty decision that led me to join my present company and I want to come
> out of it before I get sucked too much into this financial s/w domain. I
> have a decent knowledge of Unix internals & Comp. Architecture, I am
reasonably
> good in C prgming, I understand and appreciate various switching/routing
> algorithms and I am an ardent reader and follower of new technologies in
> broadband communications and Networking. I dont have any hands-on
experience
> in developing software for the networking devices. I am trying to target
> some of the big players in this industry like Cisco, Lucent, Nortel,
Nokia,
> Motorola .... and the list continues. I am in the process of reading books
> in these areas to enhance my theoretical knowledge. I am also trying out
> different things like installing Linux on my PC and looking at the kernel
> code, understanding device drivers and trying to write one etc. Can
someone
> give me a highly directed advise as to what it takes to break into the
Networking
> industry ? Thanks a lot for your patience.