CCNP (Cisco Certified Networking Professional)

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP®) validates knowledge and skills required to install, configure and troubleshoot converged local and wide area networks with 100 to 500 or more nodes. With a CCNP certification, a network professional demonstrates 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. The CCNP curriculum includes building scalable Cisco networks, Cisco multilayer switched networks, securing converged wide area networks, and optimizing converged networks.

CCNP Pre-requisites : A valid CCNA or any CCIE certification can act as a pre-requisite.
CCNP Exams and Pre-Requisites.

EXAMS
642-901-BSCI- Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks
642-812-BCMSN-Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Network
642-825-ISCW-Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Network
642-845-ONT-Optimizing Cisco Converged Networks

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EXAMS
642-892-Cisco Composite Exams
642-825-ISCW-Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Network
642-845-ONT-Optimizing Cisco Converged Networks

Validity: all Cisco exams are valid to three years. to recertify one must pass the recertifcation exams (number 642).