Cisco Certifications Information

This certification improves architectural expertise of network designers who can working in increasingly wide and complex networks for global organizations and can translate business strategies into evolutionary technical terms.

Responsibilities of Certified Architect

Lead creation and evolution of enterprise architecture
Analyze technology and industry market trends
Establish governing principles for Enterprise networks
Selection of technology and products
Identification of organization resource needs
Lead the development of communication and education plan for enterprise network architecture

Prerequisites for Cisco Architect Certifications
Candidates which are wishing to apply for Architect Certifications must be hold Cisco Certified Design CCDE which is valid for expert in designing and business skill.

For small and medium size customers business solutions Cisco routing and switching specialization recognized and determined the way of solutions in which demonstrated knowledge of building, troubleshooting, configuration of campus and remote access networks with multilayer switching technologies of Cisco and connection of Cisco routers to LANs and WANs. Its worth is more then 20 points as compare to the Cisco channel partner programs.

By Routing and Switching specialization focuses on following products.

Routings:
Cisco SOHO 70 and 800 Series Routers
Cisco 1700 Series Router
Cisco 1800 Series ISR Routers
Cisco 2600 Series Router
Cisco 2800 Series ISR Routers
Cisco 3700 Series Routers
Cisco 3800 Series ISR Routers
Cisco 7x00 Series Routers

Switchings:
Cisco Catalyst 2950 Series Switches
Cisco Catalyst 3550 Series Switches
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switches
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches

Note: Partners can only hold a single specialization in a given technology.

For example, a partner cannot cling to a Routing & Switching Specialization and an Advanced Routing & Switching Specialization.
If a partner takes the Advanced Routing & Switching Specialization before their current Routing & Switching Specialization expires, the older specialization would be removed.

This certification has four levels
2.1.1 Entry
CCENT
2.1.2 Associate
CCNA
2.1.3 Professional
CCNP
2.1.4 Expert
CCIE Routing and Switching

In Cisco Career Certifications design is an important spell of different certifications in which CCENT (Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician) this is a first step towards CCNA. Cisco Certified Network Associate and Cisco Certified Design Associate are the two main certifications in design spell. Cisco Certified Design Professional which needed prerequisites a Valid CCNA and CCDA or any CCIE Certification. CCDE (Cisco Certified Design Expert) for Expert level network design and Architecture experience is also following in design category.

This certification has four levels

2.2.1 Entry
CCENT
2.2.2 Associate
CCNA & CCDA
2.2.3 Professional
CCDP
2.2.4 Expert
CCDE

Security is a vital part of networking which should be designed around efforts to protect from the outside and control from the inside. Security can function to keep your company and its parts safe. In Cisco Networking security categorized different terms like Identity, Perimeter Security, Data Privacy, Security monitoring, Policy management, Identity and Network Access control etc.

This certification has four levels

2.3.1 Entry
CCENT
2.3.2 Associate
CCNA Security
2.3.3 Professional
CCSP
2.3.4 Expert
CCIE Security

In Service Providers package of Cisco certifications has four levels having four major certifications Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician, Cisco Certified Network Associate, Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional and Cisco Expert CCIE Service Provider.

This certification has four levels

2.4.1 Entry
CCENT
2.4.2 Associate
CCNA
2.4.3 Professional
CCIP
2.4.4 Expert
CCIE Service provider

This Cisco Certification package has also four levels with four certifications in which CCENT, CCNA,
CCNP and CCIE Storage networking. Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician is in entry level, Cisco Certified Network Associate is relate to associate level, Cisco Certified Network Professional is for professional level and the last one CCIE Storage networking is for expert level.

This certification has four levels

2.5.1 Entry
CCENT
2.5.2 Associate
CCNA
2.5.3 Professional
CCNP
2.5.4 Expert
CCIE Storage Networking

Cisco Voice certifications package has also four levels as well as four certifications in each level. In entry level is same like storage networking CCENT, associate level has Cisco Certified Network Associate Voice, professional level has Cisco Certified Voice Professional and expert level has CCIE Voice.

This certification has four levels

2.6.1 Entry
CCENT
2.6.2 Associate
CCNA Voice
2.6.3 Professional
CCVP
2.6.4 Expert
CCIE Voice

Cisco wireless certifications has four certifications in deferent levels, this first certification is CCENT this is a first step to move towards in wireless certifications. Second one is CCNA in Associate level, third one is CCNP in professional level of wireless certifications and the last is CCIE wireless in expert level.

This certification has four levels

2.6.1 Entry
CCENT
2.6.2 Associate
CCNA Wireless
2.6.3 Professional
CCNP Wireless
2.6.4 Expert
CCIE wireless

Cisco Specialist Certifications are for those persons who have expertise and known as a experience technical professionals and also for those who are certified associate or professional level Cisco Career Certifications. By these Cisco Specialist certifications a network professional can enhance their core knowledge networking in different technologies such as wireless, IP communications and Network Security.

Cisco Specialist Certifications are categorized in seven terms following as:

3.1 Advanced Routing and Swithings
3.2 Data Center Certifications
3.3 Foundation for Channel Partners
3.4 Unified Communications & Video Certifications
3.5 MeetingPlace Certifications
3.6 VPN & Security Certifications
3.7 Wireless LAN Certifications

By Advance Routing and Switching certifications a person can improve their expert level skill using Cisco Catalyst multilayer switching technologies over high-speed Ethernet and Cisco routers connected in LANs and WANs. In these certifications focused cell, design , install and support for small and medium size solution with configuration and troubleshooting using Cisco catalyst multilayer switching technologies.

Advance Routing and Switching has three certifications

3.1.1 Cisco Routing and Switching Field Specialist
3.1.2 Cisco Routing and Switching Sales Specialist
3.1.3 Cisco Routing and Switching Solutions Specialist

Data center Certifications is for improving proficiency installing designing and supporting to data networking solutions. Following are the certifications categorized under the Data center certifications.

3.2.1 Data Center Unified Computing
Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Design Specialist
Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Support Specialist

3.2.2 Data Center Networking Infrastructure
Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure Design Specialist
Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure Support Specialist
Cisco Data Center Networking Sales Specialist

3.2.3 Data Center Application Services
Data Center Application Services Design Specialist
Data Center Application Services Support Specialist

Designed exclusively for Channel Partners, the Foundation certifications validate fundamental knowledge of routing and switching and the steps required to incorporate wireless and security technologies in the IP Network.

3.3.1 Cisco Express Foundation Design Specialist
3.3.2 Cisco Express Foundation Field Specialist
3.3.3 Cisco Express Foundation Sales Specialist

The Cisco Unified Communications and Video certifications validate proficiency in designing, installing, and supporting multi-service voice and multimedia network solutions.

3.4.1 Unified Communications Specialists

Cisco Advanced IP Communications Sales Specialist
Cisco IP Communications Express Specialist
Cisco IP Communications Express Sales Specialist
Cisco IP Contact Center Express Specialist
Cisco IP Telephony Design Specialist
Cisco Unity Design Specialis
Cisco Unity Support Specialis

3.4.2 Video Specialists

Cisco Rich Media Communications Specialist
Cisco TelePresence Installations Specialist
Cisco TelePresence Solutions Specialist

The Cisco IP Communications certifications validate proficiency in designing, installing, and supporting a multi-service network solution.

3.5.1 Cisco MeetingPlace Design Specialist
3.5.2 Cisco MeetingPlace Sales Specialist
3.5.3 Cisco MeetingPlace Support Specialist

Virtual Private Networks and security certifications are is for improvement in security network access using Cisco IOS software and Cisco PIX firewall technologies and a person can focused in a specific area following as:

Cisco ASA Specialist
Cisco IPS Specialist
Cisco Network Admission Control Specialist
Cisco Security Sales Specialist
Cisco Security Solutions and Design Specialist

The Cisco Wireless LAN focused certifications indicates significant knowledge of relevant factors involved in designing, deploying and maintaining end-to-end Cisco Wireless LAN solutions throughout:

3.7.1 Cisco Advanced Wireless LAN Design Specialist
3.7.2 Cisco Advanced Wireless LAN Field Specialist
3.7.3 Cisco Advanced Wireless LAN Sales Specialist

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