Overview of Cisco Certifications
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Exam 640-509 meets the same requirements as passing these three exams: 640-503, 640-504, and 640-505.
Be cautioned that, while the exam coverage and course coverage are similar, there are no
guarantees that you will pass the test if you know absolutely everything in the course. Cisco is
moving more toward tying the certifications to technology, not to specific courses; note that the
exam names do not match the course names, as they previously did. So, a study guide can help
you with the other certifications as well as CCNA, with the added guidance of stressing the most
important exam items and covering other topics not held in the prerequisite courses.
Other Cisco Certifications
The certifications mentioned so far are oriented toward routing and LAN switching. Cisco has
many other certifications as well, as summarized in Table 1-2. Refer to Cisco's Web site at
www.cisco.com/warp/public/10/wwtraining/certprog/index.html for the latest information.
CCDP
640-503
Routing Exam
Building Scalable Cisco Networks (BSCN)
640-504
Switching
Exam
Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks
(BCMSN)
640-505
Remote
Access Exam
Building Cisco Remote Access Networks
(BCRAN)
640-509*
Foundation
Exam
BSCN, BCMSN, and BCRAN
640-025
CID Exam
Cisco Internetwork Design (CID)
Table 1-2
Additional Cisco Certifications
Certification
Purpose, Prerequisites
CCNA-WAN
Basic certification for Cisco WAN switches.
CCNP-WAN
Intermediate certification for Cisco WAN switches. Requires CCNA-
WAN.
CCDP-WAN
Design certification for Cisco WAN switches. Requires CCNP-WAN.
CCIE-WAN
Expert-level certification for Cisco WAN switches. No prerequisite.
Requires exam and lab.
CCIE-ISP Dial
CCIE-level certification for Internet service provider (ISP) and dial
network skills. No prerequisite. Requires exam and lab.
Table 1-1
Exam-to-Course Mappings (Continued)
Certification
Exam
Number
Name
Course Most Closely Matching Exam
Requirements
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