subject: Essentials You Need To Know About Ccip Certification [print this page] Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional (CCIP) is one of the most sought after certifications that will validate the candidates advanced knowledge and skills with respect to managing service provider infrastructures.
CCIP certification endorses a network professionals competencies in providing infrastructure IP networking solutions. The central focus of the CCIP curriculum is on IP routing, IP QoS, BGP, and MPLS.
This certification is deemed as the ideal window for those networking professionals aspiring to work for service provider organisations meaning that they are endowed with a good working knowledge pertaining to networking technologies connected to service providers stretching across IP routing, IP QoS, BGP, and MPLS.
One can also understand this as a 'professional level' certification that will require the candidates to first qualify themselves by passing the appropriate 'associate level' certification. For instance, in this case, the exam that they need to pass is the CCNA. After passing the CCNA test, the participants can complete the CCIP certification process by clearing either three or four exams, depending on their choice. In the four exam route, they must take either 642-901 BSCI - Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (90 mins) or 642-892 Composite - Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) and Building Cisco Managed Switched Networks (BCMSN) (120 mins) in addition to three others including 642-642 QOS - Implementing Cisco Quality of Service (QoS) (90 mins), 642-661 BGP - Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers (BGP) (90 mins), and 642-611 MPLS - Implementing Cisco MPLS (MPLS) (90 mins).
The alternative three exam route includes passing either 642-901 BSCI - Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks or 642-892 Composite - Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) and Building Cisco Managed Switched Networks (BCMSN) (120 mins) in addition to two others including 642-642 QOS - Implementing Cisco Quality of Service (QoS) (90 mins) and 642-691 BGP+MPLS - Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers (BGP) and Implementing Cisco MPLS (MPLS) (90 mins)
Depending on the examination, the question types vary between drag and drop, multiple choice, simulations and others. The three exam route enables the participants to save a great deal of time and money. Some of the reputed sites on the internet help in preparing for this examination.
