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CCNP (Cisco Certified Network
Professional)
CCNP certification
validates a network professional's ability to install, configure
and troubleshoot converged local and wide area networks with 100
to 500 or more nodes. Network Professionals who achieve the CCNP
have demonstrated the knowledge and skills required to manage
the routers and switches that form the network core, as well as
edge applications that integrate voice, wireless, and security
into the network.
CCNP Prerequisites: Valid CCNA certification
Required Exams
642-901 BSCI - Building Scalable Cisco Internet works
642-812 BCMSN - Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks
642-825 ISCW - Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks
642-845 ONT - Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks
642-901 BSCI: Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks
The
Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI 642-901) is a
qualifying exam for the Cisco Certified Network Professional
CCNP®, Cisco Certified Design Professional CCDP®, and Cisco
Certified Internetwork Professional CCIP™ certifications. The
BSCI 642-901 exam will certify that the successful candidate has
important knowledge and skills necessary to use advanced IP
addressing and routing in implementing scalability for Cisco ISR
routers connected to LANs and WANs. The exam covers topics on
Advanced IP Addressing, Routing Principles, Multicast Routing,
IPv6, Manipulating Routing Updates, Configuring basic BGP,
Configuring EIGRP, OSPF, and IS-IS.
642-812 BCMSN: Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks
The
Building Converged Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN
642-812) is a qualifying exam for the Cisco Certified Network
Professional CCNP® and the Cisco Certified Design Professional
CCDP® certifications. The BCMSN 642-812 exam will certify that
the successful candidate has important knowledge and skills
necessary to implement scalable multilayer switched networks.
The exam includes topics on Campus Networks, describing and
implementing advanced Spanning Tree concepts, VLANs and Inter-VLAN
routing, High Availability, Wireless Client Access, Access Layer
Voice concepts, and minimizing service Loss and Data Theft in a
Campus Network.
642-825 ISCW: Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks
The
Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks (ISCW 642-825)
is a qualifying exam for the Cisco Certified Network
Professional CCNP®. The ISCW 642-825 exam will certify that the
successful candidate has important knowledge and skills
necessary to secure and expand the reach of an enterprise
network to teleworkers and remote sites with focus on securing
remote access and VPN client configuration. The exam covers
topics on Cisco hierarchical network model as it pertains to the
WAN, teleworker configuration and access, frame mode MPLS,
site-to-site IPSEC VPN, Cisco EZVPN, strategies used to mitigate
network attacks, Cisco device hardening and IOS firewall
features.
642-845 ONT: Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks
The
Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks (642-845 ONT) is a
qualifying exam for the Cisco Certified Network Professional
CCNP®. The ONT 642-845 exam will certify that the successful
candidate has important knowledge and skills in optimizing and
providing effective QOS techniques for converged networks. The
exam topics include implementing a VOIP network, implementing
QoS on converged networks, specific IP QoS mechanisms for
implementing the DiffServ QoS model, AutoQoS, wireless security
and basic wireless management.
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