CCNP Certifications Update

Vendor: Cisco

Certification overview

CCNP is Cisco Certified Network Professional certification programme which is accepted in more than 160 countries and represents the most-valued IT certificate in the world. For network professionalists, there are the following trainings available:

• CCNP Data Centre
• CCNP Routing and Switching
• CCNP Security
• CCNP Service Provider
• CCNP Service Provider Operations
• CCNP Voice
• CCNP Wireless

CCNP syllabus pdf provides an insight into the topics of CCNP certifications trainings and associated exams. In CCNP syllabus pdf available from the official Cisco page, trainees can get the information for CCNP Data Center syllabus which is designed for technology architects and those working in the business services related IT fields. It will help you master design, installation and maintaining of networks knowledge and skills. Getting a certificate requires holding a certificate in CCNA Data Center training and / or CCIE programme finished. There are 4 required exams that have to be taken, or 2 optional, explained in more detail in the required exams section of this article. After getting the certification, the holder needs to recertify it three years later, by passing one of the Cisco exams designed for this purpose.

The CCNP Routing and Switching pdf syllabus explains the outline of routing and switching course. It is designed for specialists working with planning, implementing, verifying and troubleshooting local and wide networks. It is recommended that they have at least 3 years of experience of work on such positions. The CCNP syllabus pdf gives information on the recertification process, which, is, similarly to the other CCNP programmes, required after three years. There are 6 parts of the programme and 6 associated exams.

The CCNP Security syllabus gives information on role of this programme, designed for specialists dealing with security issues and risks and their mitigation related to networks. It is consisted of 4 parts and 4 associated exams.

CCNP syllabus pdf for Service Provider claims that this course is created for IT professionals dealing with infrastructure that rapidly expands and follows new devices. It is consisted of four parts and four associated exams.

CCNP syllabus pdf for Voice programme is designed for voice technology engineers. They have to pass training consisted of 5 parts and pass 5 associated exams.

CCNP syllabus pdf for Wireless course is designed for engineers who design, implement, secure and operate wireless networks. The training is consisted of 4 main topics and the exams as well.

Required exams

There are 4 main exams required for CCNP Data Center. Those are:

• 642-999 DCUCI
• 642-997 DCUFI
• 642-998 DCUCD
• 642-996 DCUFD

Additionally, trainees can pass 642-035 DCUCT v5.0 and 642-980 DCUFT v5.0 exams, which are related to Troubleshooting courses.

For CCNP Routing and Switching, required exams are:

• 2 exams for routing
• 2 exams for switching
• 2 exams for troubleshooting.

For CCNP Security, required exams are:

• SENSS exam
• SITCS exam
• SISAS exam
• SIMOS exam

For CCNP Service Provider the requred exams are:

• SPROUTE exam
• SPADVROUTE exam
• SPCORE exam
• SPEDGE exam

For CCNP Service Provider Operations, there are 4 required exams. Those are:

• OFCN exam
• MSPRP exam
• MSPVM exam
• MSPQS exam

For CCNP Voice, trainee has to pass 5 associated exams:

• CVOICE exam
• CIPT1 exam
• CIPT 2 exam
• TVOICE exam
• CAPPS exam

CCPN Wireless trainee has to pass the following associated exams:

• CUWSS exam
• IUWVN exam
• IUWMS exam
• IAUWS exam

All exams last for an hour and a half and are consisted from 65 to 75 questions.

Required courses

For CCNP Data Center the following courses are required:

• Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Computing
• Designing Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric
• Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Computing

The required courses for CCNP Routing and Switching are:

• Implementing Cisco IP routing (vol 1 and 2)
• Implementing Cisco IP switched networks (vol 1 and 2)
• Troubleshooting and maintaining Cisco networks (vol 1 and 2)

Required courses for CCNP Security are the following:

• Implementing Cisco Secure Access Solutions
• Implementing Cisco Threat Control Solutions
• Implementing Cisco Edge network security solution
• Implementing Cisco Secure Mobility solutions

For CCNP Service Provider, recommended courses are:

• Deploying Cisco Service Provider Network Routing
• Deploying Cisco Service Provider Advanced Network Routing
• Implementing Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Core Network Services
• Implementing Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Edge Network Services

For CCNP Secure Provider operations required courses are:

• Operational fundations
• Maintaining cisco service provider routing protocols
• Maintaining cisco service provider VPNs and MPLS networks
• Maintaining cisco provider quality of service

For CCNP Voice, required courses are:

• Implementing Cisco Voice Communications and QoS
• Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager (vol 1 and 2)
• Troubleshooting Cisco Unified Communications
• Integrating Cisco Unified Communications Applications

For CCNP Wireless those are:

• Conducting unified site survey
• Implementing Unified wireless voice networks
• Implementing Unified wirelessmobility services
• Implementing advanced cisco unified wireless security

Study material

All necessary study material is available from the Cisco page. To get it, one has to have the login information. Those materials are in forms of books, pdf manuals, lab manuals, sample tests and test simulations.