Cisco Career Certifications

Perry Mays - Channel SE

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1999, Cisco Systems, Inc.

Cisco Career Certifications

Expert

Expertise

Professional

Skills

Associate

Knowledge

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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Cisco Career Certifications Routing and Switching

Network Support

Network Design

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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Cisco Career Certifications WAN Switching

Network Support

Network Design

PIX, IGX, BPX, AXIS Shelf, and modems

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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Implementation Programs Routing and Switching

Cisco Certified Network Associate Cisco Certified Network Professional

Cisco Certified Network ProfessionalCareer Specializations Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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Cisco Career Certifications Routing and Switching

Network Support
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert

Cisco Certified Network Professional

Cisco Certified Network Associate

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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CCNA Certification Skills

Install, configure, and operate:
Simple-routed LAN

Routed WAN
Switched LAN networks

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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CCNA Certification Skills

WAN Service
(ISDN, Frame Relay)

Cisco IOS Routers

Catalyst Switches

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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NEW CCNA Recommended Training

ITM
Internetworking Technologies

ICND Or

ICNDe

Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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CCNA Testing Requirements

CCNA Exam #640-507 Acknowledgement of Cisco Career Certifications Agreement

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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CCNP Certification Skills

Install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot:
Complex routed LANs

Routed WANs
Switched LANs Dial access services

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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CCNP Certification Skills

Catalyst Switch WAN Service
(ISDN, Frame Relay)

Internet

WAN Service
(ISDN, Frame Relay)

Catalyst 5000 Series Switches Catalyst Switches

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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NEW CCNP Recommended Training

CCNA BSCN BCMSN BCRAN CIT
Cisco Certified Network Associate Curriculum Building Scalable Cisco Networks Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks Building Cisco Remote Access Networks Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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CCNP Exams
CCNA status

Routing Exam #640-503

Switching Exam #640-504 Support Exam #640-506
OR

Remote Access Exam #640-505

Foundation R/S Exam #640-509

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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Cisco Career Certifications New Specializations

Last Years Specializations
SNA/IP Network Management Network Management SNA/IP Integration Security Voice Access LAN ATM

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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Cisco Career Certifications Specializations

CCNP Career Specializations
SNA/IP Network Management Network Management SNA/IP Integration Security Voice Access LAN ATM

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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NEW!

Security Specialization Recommended Training

Managing Cisco Network Security Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Advanced Cisco Secure Intrusion Detection System

MCNS CSPFA CSIDS CSVPN

Cisco Secure VPN

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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NEW!

Security Specialization Exams

640-442 MCNS

9E0-571 CSPFA 9E0-558 CSIDS 9E0-570 CSVPN

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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Expert Programs
Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert Routing/Switching

Cisco Certified Internetworking ExpertSNA/IP Integration

NEW!

Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert Service Provider Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert Design Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert Security
2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

NEW!

NEW!

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CCIE-Routing and Switching

CCIE-R/S testing requirements:

CCIE R/S Exam #350-001

CCIE R/S Two day, hands-on lab

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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NEW!

CCIE-Multiservice Recertification Exam

Exam 352-020 Beta testing completed 12/2000 Final release expected early 2001 Voice and Data Convergence

Voice architecture and protocols

Packet voice quality and troubleshooting Multimedia services and applications Design Cisco IOS software specifics
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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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CCIE-Routing and Switching Update

The following topics have been removed from the lab exam content:

LAT, DECnet, Apollo, Banyan VINES, ISO CLNS, XNS,

ATM LANE, X.25

Effective February 1, 2001, the following topic will be removed from the lab exam content:

Appletalk

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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CCIE-SNA/IP Integration Certification

The exam and lab will be retired in 2001

Written available through 1/31/2001

Lab available through 7/31/2001

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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NEW!

CCIE Security
Beta qualification exam ended 11/2000

Final release later this year

Blueprint
Security Protocols Operating Systems Application Protocols General Networking Security Technologies

Cisco Security Applications

Security General

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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Cisco Career Certifications Routing and Switching

Network Design
CCIE - Design Cisco Certified Design Professional

Cisco Certified Network Associate*

Cisco Certified Design Associate

* CCNA is a prerequisite for CCDP certification.

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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Design Programs Routing and Switching

Cisco Certified Design Associate
Cisco Certified Design Professional

Cisco Certified Design ProfessionalCareer Specialization

Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert Design
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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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CCDA Certification Skills

Design
Simple routed LANs
Simple routed WANs

Switched LAN networks

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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CCDA Recommended Training

DCN
DCNe

Designing Cisco Networks

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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CCDA Testing Requirements

DCN Exam #640-441 Acknowledgement of Cisco Career Certifications Agreement

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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CCDP Certification Skills

Design and configure
Complex routed LANs Complex routed WANs

Complex switched LANs

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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NEW CCDP Recommended Training

CCNA
Cisco Certified Network Associate Curriculum Cisco Certified Design Associate Curriculum
Building Scalable Cisco Networks Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks Building Cisco Remote Access Networks

CCDA
BSCN BCMSN BCRAN

CID
Presentation_ID

Cisco Internetwork Design

2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

www.cisco.com

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CCDP Testing Requirements

CCDA status CCNA status Routing Exam #640-503 Switching Exam #640-504 CID Exam #640-025
OR

Remote Access Exam #640-505

Foundation R/S Exam #640-509

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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CCDP Specializations

SNA/IP Integration

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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CCIE - Design

The Design lab exam is currently off-line and undergoing revisions. The Design qualification exam is also suspended as part of this review, effective February 15, 2001

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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Cisco Career Certifications WAN Switching

Network Support
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert - WAN Switching Cisco Certified Network Professional - WAN SW

Cisco Certified Network Associate - WAN Sw

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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Cisco Career Certifications WAN Switching

Network Design
Cisco Certified Design Professional - WAN Sw Cisco Certified Network Professional - WAN SW Cisco Certified Network Associate - WAN Sw

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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NEW!

CCIE-Service Provider Certification

Combining ISP-Dial and WAN Switching Both exams off-line 1/31/2001 Both Labs off-line 8/31/2001 By passing either qualification exam you automatically qualify for the new SP Lab. Details available 2/2001

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2001, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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Presentation_ID

1999, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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