Introduction
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While you don't need to be a CCNP or even a CCNA to take the CCIE
lab, it's extremely helpful if you already have these certifications.
What Skills Do You Need to Become a CCNP?
Cisco demands a certain level of proficiency for its CCNP certification. In
addition to mastering the skills required for the CCNA, you should be able
to do the following:
Install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot complex routed LAN,
routed WAN, and switched LAN networks, along with dial-access
services.
Understand complex networks, such as IP, IGRP, IPX, async routing,
AppleTalk, extended access lists, IP RIP, route redistribution, IPX
RIP, route summarization, OSPF, VLSM, BGP, serial, IGRP, Frame
Relay, ISDN, ISL, X.25, DDR, PSTN, PPP, VLANs, Ethernet, ATM
LAN emulation, access lists, 802.10, FDDI, and transparent and
translational bridging.
Install and/or configure a network to increase bandwidth, quicker net-
work response times, and improve reliability and quality of service.
Maximize performance through campus LANs, routed WANs, and
remote access.
Improve network security.
Create a global intranet.
Provide access security to campus switches and routers.
Provide increased switching and routing bandwidth--end-to-end
resiliency services.
Provide custom queuing and routed priority services.
How Do You Become a CCNP?
After becoming a CCNA, the four exams you must take to get your CCNP
are as follows:
Exam 640-503: Routing
This exam continues to build on the funda-
mentals learned in the CCNA course. It focuses on large multiprotocol
internetworks and how to manage them with access lists, queuing, tun-
neling, route distribution, route maps, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, and route
summarization. The
CCNP: Routing Study Guide
(Sybex) covers all the
objectives you need to understand to pass the Routing exam.
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