About CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional)

Professional certifications

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification validates knowledge and skills required to install, configure and troubleshoot converged local and wide area networks with 100 to 500 or more end devices. A valid CCNA certification is required to obtain and maintain a CCNP certification.

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

The CCNP is considered proof of having the ability to work with medium-sized networks with technology such as QoS, broadband, VPNs, and security-minded features. In addition to CCNA exams, professionals must pass either four separate exams, or a composite exam, and two separate exams.

• 642-901 BSCI: Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
• 642-812 BCMSN: Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN)
• 642-825 ISCW: Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks (ISCW)
• 642-845 ONT: Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks (ONT)

The BSCI and BCMSN tests can be taken as one single composite test known as the 642-892 Composite

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