What is CCNP™
The CCNP™ (Cisco® Certified
Network Professional) certification validates an individual’s
networking skills at the middle career level. If you want to become a
CCIE™ in Routing and Switching or want to advance your career in
internetworking, one way is to become a CCNP™.
Capabilities of a CCNP™
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP®) validates
the ability to plan, implement, verify and troubleshoot local and
wide-area enterprise networks and work collaboratively with specialists
on advanced security, voice, wireless and video solutions. The CCNP
certification is appropriate for those with at least one year of
networking experience who are ready to advance their skills and work
independently on complex network solutions. Those who achieve CCNP have
demonstrated the skills required in enterprise roles such as network
technician, support engineer, systems engineer or network engineer.
Prerequisites
A valid CCNA™ certification or any CCIE certification
can act as a pre-requisite.
Exams
Until July 31, 2010 candidates have four different paths
to CCNP certification.
Path 1: A fresh CCNP candidate needs to pass
these 3 exams.
Path 2: Until July 31, 2010, candidates
can pass these 4 exams to complete their CCNP, or mix these exams with
appropriate exams in Path 1 to complete their CCNP. For more
information, see Path 4 below or visit
How2Pass forum or
this official link.
Path 3: Same as Path 2, except that the
single COMP exam is used instead of the individual BSCI and BCMSN. This
path is not recommended for candidates who have not yet attempted ISCW
or ONT.
|
Course |
Exam |
Combined exam consisting of
all topics for
BSCI & BCMSN |
642-892 Composite |
|
Implementing Secure Converged WANs |
642-825 ISCW |
|
Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks |
642-845 ONT |
Path 4: Candidates can substitute the new TSHOOT exam for
ISCW and ONT, passing three exams to complete CCNP certification. This
is the recommended path for candidates who have not yet taken the ISCW
or ONT exams and will become the only available path after July 31,2010.
Validity
CCNP™ certifications are valid for three years.
To recertify, pass any 642 exam that is part of the professional level
curriculum or any CCIE/CCDE written exam before the certification
expiration date.
Recertifying at the Professional level automatically
extends your active Associate level certification(s) up to the point of
expiration of the last certification achieved.
Study Materials
Click on the desired link below to get detailed information of the
exam and recommended study aids:
Currently available exams:
Upcoming exams (Aug 2010):
Cisco CCNP Instant Answers
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