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Chapter 1: All About the Cisco Certified Network Professional and Design Professional Certification
Other Cisco Certifications
The certifications mentioned so far are oriented toward routing and LAN switching. Cisco has
many other certifications, which are 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.
640-505
Remote Access
Building Cisco Remote Access
Networks (BCRAN)
640-509*
Foundation
BSCN, BCMSN, and BCRAN
640-506
Support
Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting (CIT)
CCDP
640-503
Routing
Building Scalable Cisco Networks (BSCN)
640-504
Switching
Building Cisco Multilayer Switched
Networks (BCMSN)
640-505
Remote Access
Building Cisco Remote Access
Networks (BCRAN)
640-509*
Foundation
BSCN, BCMSN, and BCRAN
640-025
CID
Cisco Internetwork Design (CID)
* Passing exam 640-509 meets the same requirements as passing these three exams: 640-503, 640-
504, and
640-505.
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-up network skills; no prerequisite; requires exam and lab
CCIE-SNA-IP
Expert level certification for Cisco products and features used for
melding SNA and IP networks; no prerequisite; requires exam
and lab
CCNP and CCDP
specializations
Several specialized certifications are available for CCNP and
CCDP (routing/switching); see www.cisco.com/warp/public/10/
wwtraining/certprog/special/course.html for more details
Table 1-1
Exam-to-Course Mappings (Continued)