CCIE Service Provider Certification
Cisco CCIE Service Provider certifies expert-level knowledge and
skill for building an extensible Service Provider infrastructure to
deliver rich managed services.
Pre-requisites:
There are no formal prerequisites for CCIE
certification; other professional certifications or training
courses are not required. Instead, candidates must first pass a
written qualification exam and then the corresponding hands-on lab
exam. You are expected to have an in-depth understanding of the
topics in the exam blueprints and strongly encouraged to have three
to five years of job experience before attempting
certification.
The exam is in 2 stages:
Step One: CCIE Service
Provider Written Exam
You must pass the two-hour, written qualification exam covering
concepts and equipment commands related to packet-based networking
infrastructure, before you are eligible to schedule the lab
exam.
Step Two: CCIE Service
Provider Lab Exam
The eight-hour lab exam tests your ability to
configure actual equipment and get a service provider network
running in a timed test situation. You must pass the lab within
three years of passing the written to achieve certification. Your
first lab attempt must be made within 18 months.
Training
No formal training requirement exists for CCIE certification.
The list below contains Service Provider related training courses
that may enhance your personal knowledge of the topics on the
written exam blueprint.
Suggested Training Courses:
- Advanced Implementing and Troubleshooting MPLS VPN Networks
Boot Camp (AMPLS)
- Building Core Networks with OSPF BGP and MPLS Boot Camp
(BCMPL)
- Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
- Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers (BGP)
- Deploy, Maintain & Troubleshoot IOS XR Software on the
Cisco Carrier Routing System & Cisco XR 12000 Series Router
Designing Service Provider Cisco Quality of Service (DMTXR)
- Implementing Cisco MPLS Traffic Engineering & Other
Features (MPLST)
- Metro Ethernet Switching Implementation Bootcamp (MESD)