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Cisco CCNP Certification Articles

Here you will find a collection of cisco CCNP articles to assist you on your Cisco CCNP path. First, here is just a little information on the CCNP certification.

The Cisco Certified Network Professional CCNP indicates advanced or journeyman knowledge of networks. With a CCNP, a network professional can install, configure, and troubleshoot local and wide area networks for enterprise organizations with networks from 100 to more than 500 nodes. The CCNP certifications emphasize topics such as security, converged networks, quality of service (QoS), virtual private networks (VPN) and broadband technologies.

There are two routes one can go to obtain CCNP certification. First, one must take and pass the following exams: 642-801 BSCI, 642-811 BCMSN, 642-821 BCRAN, and 642-831 CIT. The second route one can take includes the following exams: 642-891 Composite, 642-821 BCRAN, and 642-831 CIT. CCNP certifications are valid for 3 years. In order to recertify, either pass the 642-891 exam, or pass both the 642-811 BCMSN and 642-801 BSCI exams. You may also pass a CCIE written exam to recertify.

CCNP Exams
Cisco 642-821 BCRAN Certification Exam (Building Cisco Remote Access Networks Exam)
Cisco 642-831 CIT Certification Exam (Cisco Internet Troubleshooting Support Exam)
Cisco 642-811 BCMSN Certification Exam (Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Exam)
Cisco 642-891 Composite Certification Exam (Cisco Composite Exam)
Cisco 642-892 Composite Certification Exam (Cisco Composite Exam)
Cisco 642-801 BSCI Certification Exam (Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks Exam)
Cisco 642-901 BSCI Certification Exam (Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks Exam)
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Cisco CCNA CCNP Home Lab Tutorial Assembling your Home Cisco Lab Article Cisco CCNP BCMSN Exam Tutorial Multicasting and the RPF Check Article Cisco CCNP BSCI Exam Tutorial Route Summarization Article
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Cisco CCNA CCNP Exam Tutorial Five Debugs you Must Know Article Cisco CCNP BSCI Certification Exam Five OSPF Details you must Know Article Cisco CCNP BSCI Tutorial Route Summarization with RIP and EIGRP Article
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Cisco CCNA CCNP Home Lab Tutorial the 2520 Router Article Cisco CCNP BSCI Tutorial EIGRP Stub Routing Article Passing the CCNA and CCNP Cisco Home Lab Faq Article
Cisco CCNA CCNP Tutorial Home Lab Assembly Case Study Article Cisco CCNP BSCI Exam Tutorial Filtering BGP Updates with Prefix Lists Article Cisco CCNP Certification Using the BGP Command Source Article
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Cisco CCNP BCMSN Exam Tutorial BPDU Skew Detection and Cisco Switches Article Cisco CCNP BSCI Exam Tutorial ISIS Router Types Article Cisco Certification Recertifying your CCNA and CCNP Article
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Cisco CCNP BCMSN Exam Tutorial Dynamic Trunking Protocol DTP Article Cisco CCNP BSCI Exam Tutorial OSPF Route Redistribution Review Article How to Become a Cisco CCNP Article
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