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Introduction
To meet the CCNP requirements, you must be able to perform the following:
Install and/or configure a network to increase bandwidth, quicken
network 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, you must take four exams to get your CCNP 2.0:
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, router maps, BGP, OSPF, and route summari-
zation. The forthcoming
CCNP: Routing Study Guide
covers all the exam
objectives.
Exam 640-504: Switching
This exam tests your knowledge of the 1900
and 5000 series of Catalyst switches. This book,
CCNP:
Switching Study
Guide
, covers all the objectives you need to understand to pass the
Switching exam.
Exam 640-505: Remote Access
This exam tests your knowledge of
installing, configuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting Cisco ISDN and
dial-up access products. You must understand PPP, ISDN, Frame Relay,
and authentication. The new Sybex
CCNP: Remote Access Study Guide
covers all the exam objectives.
Exam 640-506: Support
This exam tests you on the Cisco IOS trouble-
shooting information available. You must be able to troubleshoot Ether-
net and Token Ring LANs, IP, IPX, and AppleTalk networks, as well as
ISDN, PPP, and Frame Relay networks. The new Sybex
CCNP: Support
Study Guide
covers all the exam objectives.
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