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The CCNP certification (Cisco Certified Network Professional) indicates advanced or journeyman knowledge of networks. With a CCNP, a network professional can install, configure, and troubleshoot local and wide area networks for enterprise organizations with networks from 100 to more than 500 nodes. The content emphasizes topics such as security, converged networks, quality of service (QoS), virtual private networks (VPN) and broadband technologies.
The CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) certification is a prerequisite for the CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) certification.
The CCNP certification is valid for three years, during which the candidate must re-certify by passing a current composite exam. Exam Requirements To gain the CCNP certification you have the choice of passing a set of three exams or a set of four exams.
The four-exam set includes the following exams:
642-801 BSCI Building Scaleable Cisco Internetworks 642-811 BSMSN Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks 642-821 BCRAM Building Cisco Remote Access Networks 642-831 CIT Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting Support
The three-exam set includes the following exams:
642-891 Composite This is a combination of 642-801 and 642-811 642-821 BCRAM Building Cisco Remote Access Networks 642-831 CIT Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting Support
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