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ARCHITECT

CCAr
Required exams: CCAr Board Exam Recommended preparation: Refer to CCAr exam syllabus on the Cisco Learning Network Prerequisites: CCDE certification

CCIE Routing and Switching

E X P E RT
Required exams: CCIE R&S Written Exam 350-001 and CCIE R&S Lab Exam Recommended preparation: Cisco 360 Learning Program for CCIE R&S Years of experience: Minimum 7 years of job experience

CCIE SAN
Required exams: CCIE Storage Networking Written Exam 350-040 and CCIE Storage Networking Lab Exam Recommended preparation: Contact your local Cisco Authorized Learning Partner Years of experience: Minimum 7 years of job experience

CCIE Datacenter
Required exams: CCIE Datacenter Written Exam 350-080 and CCIE Datacenter Lab Exam Recommended preparation: Contact your local Cisco Authorized Learning Partner Years of experience: Minimum 7 years of job experience

CCIE Security
Required exams: CCIE Security Written Exam 350-018 and CCIE Security Lab Exam Recommended preparation: Contact your local Cisco Authorized Learning Partner Years of experience: Minimum 7 years of job experience

CCIE Voice
Required exams: CCIE Voice Written Exam 350-030 and CCIE Voice Lab Exam Recommended preparation: Cisco 360 Learning Program for CCIE Voice Years of experience: Minimum 7 years of job experience

CCIE Wireless
Required exams: CCIE Wireless Written Exam 350-050 and CCIE Wireless Lab Exam recommended Recommended preparation: Contact your local Cisco Authorized Learning Partner Years of experience: Minimum 7 years of job experience

CCIE Service Provider

Required exams: CCIE Service Provider Written Exam 350-029 and CCIE Service Provider Lab Exam Recommended preparation: Contact your local Cisco Authorized Learning Partner Years of experience: Minimum 7 years of job experience

CCIE SP Operations
Required exams: CCIE SP Operations Written Exam 350-060 and CCIE SP Operations Lab Exam Recommended preparation: Contact your local Cisco Authorized Learning Partner Years of experience: Minimum 7 years of job experience

CCDE
Required exams: CCDE Written Exam 352-001 and CCDE Practical Exam Recommended preparation: Contact your local Cisco Authorized Learning Partner Years of experience: Minimum 7 years of job experience

CCNP
Required exams: 642-902 (ROUTE), 642-813 (SWITCH), and 642-832 (TSHOOT)

CCNP Security
Required exams: 642-637(SECURE), 642-618 (FIREWALL), 642-627 (IPS), 642-648 (VPN) Recommended training: Secure v1.0 Securing Networks with Cisco Routers and Switches (SECURE), Deploying Cisco ASA Firewall Solutions (FIREWALL), Implementing Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), Deploying Cisco ASA VPN Solutions (VPN) Prerequisite: Valid CCNA Security or valid CCSP or valid CCNA + SND or any CCIE is required

CCNP Voice
Required exams: 642-437 (CVOICE), 642-447 (CIPT1), 642-457 (CIPT2), 642-467 (CAPPS), 642-427 (TVOICE) Recommended training: Implementing Cisco Voice Communications and QoS (CVOICE). Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Part 1 (CIPT1), Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Part 2 (CIPT2), Integrating Cisco Unified Communications Applications (CAPPS) Troubleshooting Cisco Unified Communications (TVOICE) Prerequisite: CCNA Voice or any CCIE is required

CCNP Wireless
Required exams: 642-732 (CUWSS), 642-742 (IUWVN), 642-747 (IUWMS) and 642-737 (IAUWS) Recommended training: Conducting Cisco Uni ed Wireless Site Survey (CUWSS), Implementing Cisco Uni ed Wireless Voice Networks (IUWVN), Implementing Cisco Uni ed Wireless Mobility Services (IUWMS), and Implementing Advanced Cisco Uni ed Wireless Security (IAUWS) Prerequisite: CCNA Wireless or any CCIE is required

CCNP SP
Required exams: 642-883 (SPROUTE), 642-885 (SPADVROUTE), 642-887 (SPCORE), 642-889 (SPEDGE) Recommended training: Deploying Cisco Service Provider Network Routing (SPROUTE), Deploying Cisco Service Provider Advanced Network Routing (SPADVROUTE), Implementing Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Core Network Services (SPCORE), Implementing Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Edge Network Services (SPEDGE) Prerequisite: Valid CCNA Service Provider, or valid CCNA (R&S) plus must have passed minimum of 1 CCIP exam (QOS, BGP, MPLS, BGP+MPLS, ROUTE, BSCI), or valid CCIP, or any CCIE certi cation

CCNP SP Ops
Required exams: 642-770 (OFCN), 642-775 (MSPRP), 642-780 (MSPVM), 642-785 (MSPQS) Recommended training: Operational Foundations for Cisco Service Provider Core Networks (OFCN), Maintaining Cisco Service Provider Routing Protocols (MSPRP), Maintaining Cisco Service Provider VPNs and MPLS Networks (MSPVM), Maintaining Cisco Service Provider Quality of Service (MSPQS) Prerequisites: CCNA SP Operations or any CCIE is required

CCDP
Required exams: 642-902 (ROUTE), 642-813 (SWITCH), 642-874 (ARCH) Recommended training: Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE), Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks (SWITCH), Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures (ARCHv2.1) Prerequisite: Valid Cisco CCDA and CCNA certi cations or a Cisco CCIE certi cation in any track can act as a prerequisite

PROFESSIONAL

Recommended training: Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE), Implementing Cisco Switched Networks (SWITCH), and Troubleshooting and Maintaining Cisco IP Networks (TSHOOT) Prerequisite: CCNA or any CCIE is required

CCNA Security
Required exams: 640-554 (IINS) Recommended training: Implementing Cisco IOS Network Security (IINS) Prerequisite: Valid CCNA or any CCIE certi cation can act as a prerequisite

CCNA Voice
Required exams: 640-461 (ICOMM) Recommended training: Introducing Cisco Voice and Uni ed Communications Administration (ICOMM) Prerequisite: Valid CCNA or any CCIE certi cation can act as a prerequisite

CCNA Wireless
Required exams: 640-722 (IUWNE) Recommended training: Implementing Cisco Uni ed Wireless Networking Essentials (IUWNE) Prerequisite: Valid CCNA or any CCIE certi cation can act as a prerequisite

CCNA SP
Required exams: 640-875 SPNGN1 and 640-878 SPNGN2 Recommended training: Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks, Part 1 (SPNGN1) and Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks, Part 2 (SPNGN2) Prerequisite: No prerequisites however 1-3 years experience working in SP network environment is recommended

CCNA SP Ops
Required exams: 640-760 (SPPO) Recommended training: Supporting Cisco Service Provider IP NGN Operations (SPPO) Prerequisite: Valid CCENT, or CCNA, or any CCIE Certi cation can act as a prerequisite

CCDA
Required exams: 640-864 (DESGN) Recommended training: Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions (DESGN v2.1) Prerequisite: General CCNA-level knowledge, and SWITCH knowledge is assumed

A S S O C I AT E

CCNA
Required exams: 640-802 (CCNA), or 640-822 (ICND1) and 640-816 (ICND2). Recommended training: Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (ICND1), and Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2 (ICND2) Prerequisite: CCENT is recommended

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CCENT
Required exams: 640-822 (ICND1) Recommended training: Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (ICND1) Prerequisite: None

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