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CCENT™
Required exams: 640-822 (ICND1)
Recommended training: Interconnecting
Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (ICND1)
Prerequisite: None
CCNA Security
Required exams: 640-553 (IINS)
Recommended training: Implementing Cisco IOS
Network Security (IINS)
Prerequisite: Valid CCNA or any CCIE certification
can act as a prerequisite
CCNA Voice
Required exams: 640-461 (ICOMM)
Recommended training: Introducing Cisco Voice and
Unified Communications Administration (ICOMM)
Prerequisite: Valid CCNA or any CCIE certification
can act as a prerequisite
CCNA Wireless
Required exams: 640-721 (IUWNE)
Recommended training: Implementing Cisco Unified
Wireless Networking Essentials (IUWNE)
Prerequisite: Valid CCNA or any CCIE certification
can act as a prerequisite
CCDA®
Required exams: 640-864 (DESGN)
Recommended training: Designing for Cisco
Internetwork Solutions (DESGN v2.1)
Prerequisite: CCNA-level and BCMSN/SWITCH
knowledge is assumed
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: CCNA and CCDA, or CCDE
CCNP Service Provider
Operations
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
CCNA Service Provider
Operations
Required exams: 640-822 (ICND1) and 640-
760 (SSPO), or 640-760 (SSPO) and any CCNA
certification
Recommended training: Interconnecting Cisco
Networking Devices Part 1 (ICND1), Supporting Cisco
Service Provider IP NGN Operations (SSPO)
CCIE Service Provider
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 3-5 years of
job experience
Supplemental resources: Cisco Press
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 3-5 years of
job experience
Supplemental resources:
Cisco Press
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 3-5 years of
job experience
Supplemental resources:
Cisco Press
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 3-5 years of
job experience
Supplemental resources:
Cisco Press
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 3-5 years of
job experience
Supplemental resources:
Cisco Press
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: 642-731 (CUWSS), 642-741
(IUWVN), 642-746 (IUWMS), and 642-736 (IAUWS)
Recommended training: Conducting Cisco Unified
Wireless Site Survey (CUWSS), Implementing
Cisco Unified Wireless Voice Networks (IUWVN),
Implementing Cisco Unified Wireless Mobility
Services (IUWMS), and Implementing Advanced
Cisco Unified Wireless Security (IAUWS)
Prerequisite: CCNA Wireless or any CCIE is required
CCIP®
Required exams: 642-902 (ROUTE), 642-642
(QoS), 642-611 (MPLS), 642-661 (BGP), or
642-691 (BGP+MPLS)
Recommended training: Implementing Cisco IP
Routing (ROUTE), Implementing Cisco Quality of
Service (QoS), Implementing Cisco MPLS (MPLS),
and Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers (BGP)
Prerequisite: CCNA or any CCIE is required
CCSP®
Required exams: 642-504 (SNRS)
or 642-637 (SECURE), 642-524
(SNAF) or 642-522 (SNPA) or
642-523 (SNPA) or 642-617
(FIREWALL), 642-533 (IPS) or
642-627 (IPS)
Elective exams: 642-591 (CANAC)
or 642-545 (MARS) or 642-515
(SNAA) or 642-647 (VPN)
Recommended training: Securing
Networks with Cisco Routers and
Switches (SNRS) or Secure v1.0
Securing Networks with Cisco
Routers and Switches (SECURE),
Securing Networks with ASA
Foundation (SNAF) or Securing
Networks with PIX and ASA,
Deploying Cisco ASA Firewall
Solutions (FIREWALL),
Implementing Cisco Intrusion
Prevention System v7.0 (IPS v7.0)
Elective training: Implementing
Cisco NAC Appliance (CANAC)
or Implementing Cisco Security
Monitoring, Analysis and Response
System (MARS) or Securing
Networks with ASA Advanced
(SNAA) or Deploying Cisco ASA
VPN Solutions (VPN)
Prerequisite: Valid CCNA Security
or valid CCSP or valid CCNA + SND
CCNP Security
Required exams: 642-637
(SECURE), 642-617 (FIREWALL),
642-627 (IPS), 642-647 (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®
Required exams: 642-902 (ROUTE), 642-813
(SWITCH), and 642-832 (TSHOOT)
Recommended preparation: 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®
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
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
3-5 years of job experience
Supplemental resources:
Cisco Press
CCIE®
Routing and
Switching
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
3-5 years of job experience
Supplemental resources:
Cisco Press
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
Supplemental resources:
Cisco Press
CCAr™
Recommended preparation: Refer to CCAr exam
syllabus on the Cisco Learning Network
Required exams: CCAr Board Exam
Prerequisites: CCDE certification