Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE)
Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE™)
validates advanced network infrastructure design principles and
fundamentals for large networks. With a CCDE certification, a
network professional demonstrate an ability to develop solutions
which address planning, design, integration, optimization,
operations, security and ongoing support focused at the
infrastructure level for customer networks.
Pre-requisites for CCDE
It is expected that the candidate will have an in-depth
understanding of the topics in the exam blueprints, a minimum of
seven years job experience, and a thorough understanding of
networking infrastructure principles. Please view the written exam
information page for more details.
CCDE Requirements:
Passing the following exams:
- Step one: CCDE Written Exam
You must pass
the two-hour, written qualification exam which covers advanced
networking infrastructure design principles and concepts. Once you
pass the qualification exam, you are then eligible to schedule the
practical exam.
Written exams are scheduled and taken at Pearson Vue, Cisco's
authorized testing vendor.
- Step Two: CCDE Practical Exam
The CCDE
Practical exam is a design-scenario exam that tests your ability to
perform design analysis, justify design requirements, and develop a
design implementation based on best practices. The exam will assess
your ability to apply your specific body of knowledge into current
business problems of technical network design.
CCDE Training Options
No formal training requirement exists for CCDE certification.
The list below contains Design related training courses that may
enhance your personal knowledge of the topics on the written exam
blueprint.
Suggested Training Courses
- Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions - (DESGN)
- Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks - (BSCI)
- Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks - (BCMSN)
- Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks - (ICSW)
- Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks - (ONT)
- Designing Cisco Network Service Architecture - (ARCH)
- Implementing Cisco Quality of Service (QOS)
- Implement Cisco MPLS (MPLS)
- IPv6 Fundamentals, Design and Deployment (IP6FD)