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Specialist Certifications

Advanced Routing and Switching

Architect

CCAr™ Cisco Routing and Switching Field Specialist

Recommended preparation: Refer to CCAr exam
syllabus on the Cisco Learning Network
Required exams: CCAr Board Exam
Prerequisites: CCDE certification
Cisco Routing and Switching Sales Specialist
Cisco Routing and Switching Solutions
Specialist

Data Center Specialist Certifications

Cisco Data Center Application Services
Design Specialist
Cisco Data Center Application Services
CCIE Security CCIE Voice CCIE Wireless CCIE Service Provider CCIE Service Provider Support Specialist
CCIE® Routing and CCIE SAN CCDE™
Required exams: CCIE Security Written Exam Required exams: CCIE Voice Written Exam Required exams: CCIE Wireless Written Exam 350- Required exams: CCIE Service Provider Written Operations Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure
Switching Required exams: CCIE Storage 350-018 and CCIE Security Lab Exam 350-030 and CCIE Voice Lab Exam 050 and CCIE Wireless Lab Exam recommended Exam 350-029 and CCIE Service Provider Required exams: CCDE Written Exam 352-001
Design Specialist
Networking Written Exam Lab Exam Required exams: CCIE SP Operations Written and CCDE Practical Exam
Required exams: CCIE R&S 350-040 and CCIE Storage Recommended preparation: Contact your local Recommended preparation: Cisco 360 Learning Recommended preparation: Contact your local Exam 350-060 and CCIE SP Operations Lab Exam Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure
Expert

Written Exam 350-001 and Cisco Authorized Learning Partner Program for CCIE Voice Cisco Authorized Learning Partner Recommended preparation: Contact your local Recommended preparation: Contact your local
Networking Lab Exam Recommended preparation: Contact your local Cisco Authorized Learning Partner Support Specialist
CCIE R&S Lab Exam Years of experience: Minimum 3-5 years of Years of experience: Minimum 3-5 years of Years of experience: Minimum 3-5 years of Cisco Authorized Learning Partner
Recommended preparation: Cisco Authorized Learning Partner
Recommended preparation: job experience job experience job experience Years of experience: Minimum 3-5 years of Years of experience: Minimum 7 years of Cisco Data Center Networking
Contact your local Cisco Years of experience: Minimum 3-5 years of job experience
Cisco 360 Learning Program Authorized Learning Partner Supplemental resources: Supplemental resources: Supplemental resources: job experience Sales Specialist
job experience
for CCIE R&S Cisco Press Cisco Press Cisco Press Supplemental resources: Supplemental resources:
Years of experience: Minimum Supplemental resources: Cisco Press Cisco Press Cisco Data Center Storage Networking
Years of experience: Minimum 3-5 years of job experience Cisco Press
3-5 years of job experience Design Specialist
Supplemental resources:
Supplemental resources: Cisco Press Cisco Data Center Storage Networking
Cisco Press
Support Specialist
Cisco Data Center Storage Networking
Sales Specialist
Cisco Data Center Unified Computing
Design Specialist
CCNP® CCSP® CCNP Security CCNP Voice CCNP Wireless CCIP® CCNP Service Provider CCDP® Cisco Data Center Unified Computing
Required exams: 642-902 (ROUTE), 642-813 Required exams: 642-504 (SNRS) Required exams: 642-637 Required exams: 642-437 (CVOICE), 642-447 Required exams: 642-731 (CUWSS), 642-741 Required exams: 642-902 (ROUTE), 642-642 Operations Required exams: 642-902 (ROUTE), 642-813 Support Specialist
(SWITCH), and 642-832 (TSHOOT) or 642-637 (SECURE), 642-524 (SECURE), 642-617 (FIREWALL), (CIPT1), 642-457 (CIPT2), 642-467 (CAPPS), (IUWVN), 642-746 (IUWMS), and 642-736 (IAUWS) (QoS), 642-611 (MPLS), 642-661 (BGP), or (SWITCH), 642-874 (ARCH)
(SNAF) or 642-522 (SNPA) or 642-627 (IPS), 642-647 (VPN) 642-427 (TVOICE) Required exams: 642-770 (OFCN), 642-775 Foundation for Channel Partners
Recommended preparation: Implementing Recommended training: Conducting Cisco Unified 642-691 (BGP+MPLS) Recommended training: Implementing Cisco IP
642-523 (SNPA) or 642-617 (MSPRP), 642-780 (MSPVM), 642-785 (MSPQS)
Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE), Implementing Cisco Recommended training: Secure Recommended training: Implementing Cisco Voice Wireless Site Survey (CUWSS), Implementing Recommended training: Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE), Implementing Cisco IP Switched Cisco Express Foundation Design Specialist
Switched Networks (SWITCH), and Troubleshooting (FIREWALL), 642-533 (IPS) or v1.0 Securing Networks with Communications and QoS (CVOICE). Implementing Recommended training: Operational Foundations Networks (SWITCH), Designing Cisco Network
Cisco Unified Wireless Voice Networks (IUWVN), Routing (ROUTE), Implementing Cisco Quality of
and Maintaining Cisco IP Networks (TSHOOT) 642-627 (IPS) Cisco Routers and Switches Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Part 1 for Cisco Service Provider Core Networks (OFCN), Service Architectures (ARCHv2.1) Cisco Express Foundation Field Specialist
Implementing Cisco Unified Wireless Mobility Service (QoS), Implementing Cisco MPLS (MPLS),
(SECURE), Deploying Cisco ASA (CIPT1), Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Services (IUWMS), and Implementing Advanced Maintaining Cisco Service Provider Routing Protocols
Prerequisite: CCNA or any CCIE is required Elective exams: 642-591 (CANAC) and Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers (BGP) Prerequisite: CCNA and CCDA, or CCDE Cisco Express Foundation Sales Specialist
Firewall Solutions (FIREWALL), Manager, Part 2 (CIPT2), Integrating Cisco Cisco Unified Wireless Security (IAUWS) (MSPRP), Maintaining Cisco Service Provider VPNs
or 642-545 (MARS) or 642-515 Prerequisite: CCNA or any CCIE is required
Implementing Cisco Intrusion Unified Communications Applications (CAPPS) and MPLS Networks (MSPVM), Maintaining Cisco
(SNAA) or 642-647 (VPN) Prerequisite: CCNA Wireless or any CCIE is required
Professional

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
Prevention System (IPS), Troubleshooting Cisco Unified Communications Service Provider Quality of Service (MSPQS) Unified Communications
Deploying Cisco ASA VPN (TVOICE) Prerequisites: CCNA SP Operations or any CCIE and Video Certifications
Solutions (VPN) is required
Prerequisite: CCNA Voice or any CCIE is required Cisco IP Communications Express
Prerequisite: Valid CCNA Sales Specialist
Security or valid CCSP or valid
CCNA + SND or any CCIE Cisco Advanced IP Communications
is required Sales Specialist
Cisco IP Communications Express Specialist
Cisco IP Telephony Design Specialist
Cisco Unity Design Specialist
Cisco Unity Support Specialist
Cisco Unified Presence Specialist
Cisco IP Contact Center Express Specialist
Cisco IP Contact Center Enterprise Specialist
Cisco Rich Media Communications Specialist
Cisco TelePresence Installations Specialist
Cisco TelePresence Solutions Specialist

MeetingPlace Certifications
Cisco MeetingPlace Sales Specialist
Cisco MeetingPlace Design Specialist
CCNA Security CCNA Voice CCNA Wireless CCNA Service Provider CCDA®
Cisco MeetingPlace Support Specialist
Required exams: 640-553 (IINS) Required exams: 640-461 (ICOMM) Required exams: 640-721 (IUWNE) Operations Required exams: 640-864 (DESGN)
Recommended training: Implementing Cisco IOS Recommended training: Introducing Cisco Voice and Recommended training: Implementing Cisco Unified Required exams: 640-822 (ICND1) and 640- Recommended training: Designing for Cisco VPN and Security Certifications
Network Security (IINS) Unified Communications Administration (ICOMM) Wireless Networking Essentials (IUWNE) 760 (SSPO), or 640-760 (SSPO) and any CCNA Internetwork Solutions (DESGN v2.1)
Cisco ASA Specialist
Associate

Prerequisite: Valid CCNA or any CCIE certification Prerequisite: Valid CCNA or any CCIE certification Prerequisite: Valid CCNA or any CCIE certification certification Prerequisite: CCNA-level and BCMSN/SWITCH
can act as a prerequisite can act as a prerequisite can act as a prerequisite Recommended training: Interconnecting Cisco knowledge is assumed Cisco Firewall Security Specialist
Networking Devices Part 1 (ICND1), Supporting Cisco Cisco IOS Security Specialist
Service Provider IP NGN Operations (SSPO)
Cisco IPS Specialist
Cisco Network Admission Control Specialist
Cisco Security Sales Specialist

CCNA® Cisco Security Solutions and

Design Specialist
Required exams: 640-802 (CCNA), or 640-822 (ICND1) and 640-816 (ICND2).
Cisco VPN Security Specialist
Recommended training: Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (ICND1), and Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2 (ICND2)
Prerequisite: CCENT is recommended Wireless LAN Certifications
Cisco Advanced Wireless LAN
Design Specialist
Cisco Advanced Wireless LAN
Field Specialist
CCENT™
Required Step
Entry

Cisco Advanced Wireless LAN

Required exams: 640-822 (ICND1) Sales Specialist
Recommended training: Interconnecting
Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (ICND1)
Prerequisite: None
Recommended Step Virtual Classroom Certifications
Virtual Classroom Instruction Specialist

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