Cisco Certifications

Cisco Certifications

Cisco Systems launched the widely respected certification programs for the computer network professionals, IT managers, technical support executives and for the IT professionals. Cisco Certified Professionals are among the highly paid salaried persons in the world. Cisco validates the individual’ achievements and technical expertise, which gives them respect in the IT industry. The tests are administered by the Pearson VUE. There are three levels of certifications Associate, Professional and Expert.

In addition to the levels, there are six different paths such as routing and switching, network security and service provider, storage networking, voice and design. Candidates can select the path according to their job roles and industry. There are specialization tracks in the focused area to increase the knowledge of a specific technology such as IP telephony, wireless and security.

Routing and switching is the most popular certification track so far. In this article you will get the basic overview of some of the most common Cisco Certifications and certification tracks.

General Certifications

• CCNA
• CCNP
• CCIE
• CCDP
• CCDA
• CCSP
• CCIP

Wireless LAN Certifications

• Cisco Advanced Wireless LAN Design Specialist
• Cisco Advanced Wireless LAN Field Specialist
• Cisco Advanced Wireless LAN Sales Specialist

VPN AND SECURITY CERTIFICATIONS

• Cisco Firewall Specialist
• Cisco IOS Security Specialist
• Cisco IPS Specialist
• Cisco Information Security Specialist
• Cisco Security Sales Specialist
• Cisco Network Admission Control Specialist
• Cisco Security Solutions and Design Specialist
• Cisco VPN Specialist

IP Communications Certifications

• Cisco Advanced IP Communications Sales Specialist
• Cisco IP Communications Express Specialist
• Cisco IP Communications Express Sales Specialist
• Cisco IP Contact Center Express Specialist
• Cisco IP Telephony Design Specialist
• Cisco Rich Media Communications Specialist
• Cisco Unity Design Specialist
• Cisco Unity Support Specialist

Data Center Certifications

• Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure Design Specialist
• Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure Support Specialist
• Cisco Data Center Networking Sales Specialist
• Data Center Storage Networking
• Cisco Data Center Storage Networking Design Specialist
• Cisco Data Center Storage Networking Support Specialist
• Cisco Data Center Storage Networking Sales Specialist

Advanced Routing and Switching

• Cisco Routing and Switching Field Specialist
• Cisco Routing and Switching Sales Specialist
• Cisco Routing and Switching Solutions Specialist