Introduction to Cisco Certifications -

Cisco Certifications: An Introduction

Cisco has divided its various certifications into five levels according to the aptitude and level of the Networking professional. Think of these like grades of increasing difficulty and diversity. Additionally each of the levels is divided into paths which cover a specific category or topic in Networking.

 

 

The Levels are (please note that Specialist Certifications are not a level but a group of different certifications of varying aptitude and skills and which allow networking professionals to specialize in a specific sub-topic):

 

• Entry
• Associate
• Professional
• Expert
• Architect

 

The Cisco Certification paths are:

• Routing & Switching
• Design
• Network Security
• Service Provider
• Storage Networking
• Voice
• Wireless

 

All certifications that come under Cisco Certifications (by level)

 

ENTRY
· (CCENT)

 

ASSOCIATE

· Design (CCDA)
· Routing and Switching (CCNA)
· Security (CCNA Security)
· Voice (CCNA Voice)
· Wireless (CCNA Wireless)

 

PROFESSIONAL

· Design (CCDP)
· Routing & Switching (CCNP)
· Security (CCSP)
· Service Provider (CCIP)
· Voice (CCVP)
· Wireless (CCNP Wireless)

 

EXPERT

· CCDE Design Expert
· CCIE Routing and Switching
· CCIE Security
· CCIE Service Provider
· CCIE Storage Networking
· CCIE Voice
· CCIE Wireless

 

ARCHITECT

· Cisco Certified Architect

 

SPECIALIST

· Advanced Routing and Switching
· Data Center
· Foundation for Channel Partners
· Unified Communications
· Security
· Wireless LAN

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