Cisco Systems, Inc.

Cisco Certified Network Professional Service Provider (CCNP SP)

Credential: Cisco Certified Network Professional Service Provider (CCNP SP)  In-Demand resource  GI Bill resource
Credentialing Agency: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Renewal Period: 3 years

Cisco Systems, Inc., Cisco Certified Network Professional Service Provider (CCNP SP) certification is for service provider network engineers, systems engineers, and network specialists who are responsible for delivering a scalable carrier-grade infrastructure capable of rapid expansion to support ongoing introduction of new managed services and other customer requirements. Candidates must have a valid Cisco CCNA Service Provider, or valid Cisco CCIP, or any Cisco CCIE as a prerequisite for the required exams.

More information can be found on the certifying agency's website.

Cisco Certified Network Professional Service Provider (CCNP SP)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

 

Eligibility Requirements (View Details)

  • Credential Prerequisite: Valid Cisco CCNA Service Provider, Cisco CCIP, or any Cisco CCIE certification
  • Experience
  • Education
  • Training
  • Membership
  • Other
  • Fee

Note: This credential may have multiple options for becoming eligible. Listed are the minimum requirements based on the minimum degree required. To view other options, see the Eligibility tab.

Exam Requirements (View Details)

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  • Written Exam
  • Oral Exam
  • Practical Exam
  • Performance Assessment

RECERTIFICATION SUMMARY

Renewal Period: 3 years

  • Continuing Education
  • Exam
  • Continuing Education OR Exam
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Cisco Systems, Inc.

170 West Tasman Dr.
San Jose, CA  95134

Phone: (800) 553-NETS

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Candidate must hold a valid Cisco CCNA Service Provider, or valid Cisco CCIP, or any Cisco CCIE certification.

The Cisco Certified Network Professional Service Provider (CCNP SP) credential has the following other requirements:

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  • 1.0 OSPFv2 and OSPFv3 Routing in Service Provider Environments (19%)
    • 1.1 Describe multi-area OSPFv2 and OSPFv3 operations
    • 1.2 Implement multi-area OSPFv2 and OSPFv3 on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 1.3 Implement different OSPF areas (stubby, totally stubby, NSSA) on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 1.4 Implement OSPF neighbor authentication on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 1.5 Troubleshoot OSPF IOS-XR and IOS-XE configuration errors
  • 2.0 IS-IS, IPv4, and IPv6 in Service Provider Environments (19%)
    • 2.1 Describe multi-area IS-IS operations
    • 2.2 Implement multi-area IS-IS for IPv4 and IPv6 on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 2.3 Implement IS-IS neighbor authentication on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 2.4 Troubleshoot IS-IS IOS-XR and IOS-XE configuration errors
  • 3.0 BGP Routing in Service Provider Environments (22%)
    • 3.1 Describe the Internet routing hierarchy: Network Service Providers (NSP), Network Access Point (NAP), ISP Tiers (Tier 1, 2 and 3)
    • 3.2 Describe connectivity between an enterprise network and an SP that requires the use of BGP
    • 3.3 Describe connectivity between a SP and upstream SPs
    • 3.4 Describe BGP transit AS operations
    • 3.5 Implement EBGP and IBGP on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 3.6 Implement BGP neighbor authentication on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 3.7 Optimize BGP IOS-XR configurations using af-groups, session-groups, and neighborgroups
    • 3.8 Optimize BGP IOS-XE configurations using peer-groups
    • 3.9 Influence BGP route selection by using various BGP attributes on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 3.10 Troubleshoot BGP IOS-XR and IOS-XE configuration errors
  • 4.0 Route Manipulations in Service Provider Environments (21%)
    • 4.1 Implement Routing Policy Language (RPL) to configure a desired routing policy on IOSXR
    • 4.2 Implement Route-Maps to configure a desired routing policy on IOS-XE
    • 4.3 Implement route filterings using prefix-list, distribute-list, and as-path list on IOS-XE
    • 4.4 Implement route redistributions on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
  • 5.0 High Availability Routing Features (19%)
    • 5.1 Implement NSF/NSR/Graceful Restart for OSPF on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 5.2 Implement NSF/NSR/Graceful Restart for IS-IS on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 5.3 Implement Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for OSPF on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 5.4 Implement Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for IS-IS on IOS-XR and IOS-XE

  • 1.0 BGP Routing Features in a Service Provider IP NGN Environment (24%)
    • 1.1 Describe the BGP routing processes inIOS-XR
    • 1.2 Configure the BGP timers on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 1.3 Describe the need for BGP confederations in BGP transit backbones
    • 1.4 Design and implement BGP route reflectors to scale IBGP in BGP transit backbones on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 1.5 Implement BGP in SP IP NGN IOS-XR and IOS-XE PE routers to support multi-homed BGP Customers
    • 1.6 Implement Remote Triggered Blackhole Filtering (RTBF) on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 1.7 Implement BGP TTL security on IOS-XR andIOS-XE
    • 1.8 Implement BGP maximum-prefix on IOS-XR andIOS-XE
    • 1.9 Implement BGP route dampening on IOS-XR andIOS-XE
    • 1.10 Troubleshoot BGP IOS-XR and IOS-XE configuration errors in service provider environments
    • 1.11 Optimize BGP IOS-XR configurations using af-groups, session-groups, and neighborgroups
    • 1.12 Optimize BGP IOS-XE configurations using peer-groups
  • 2.0 Multicast Routing in a Service Provider IP NGN Environment (24%)
    • 2.1 Describe Multicast Concepts (multicast distribution trees, multicast routing protocols and IGMP operations)
    • 2.2 Describe Any-source multicast (ASM) versus Source Specific Multicast (SSM)
    • 2.3 Describe Intra Domain versus Inter Domain Multicast Routing
    • 2.4 Describe the mapping of multicast IP addresses to MACaddresses
    • 2.5 Describe and illustrate how RPF check can fail if the unicast and multicast topologiesare non-congruent
    • 2.6 Describe multiprotocol BGP functions in mroute distribution
    • 2.7 Describe the principles and operations ofPIM-SM
    • 2.8 Describe multicast source discovery protocol (MSDP) operations
    • 2.9 Describe methods used to secure multicast
    • 2.10 Implement PIM-SM operations on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 2.11 Implement Auto-RP, PIMv2 BSR, Anycast RP on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 2.12 Implement Bi-Dir PIM operations in SP IP NGN environment on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 2.13 Implement SSM operations on IOS-XR andIOS-XE
    • 2.14 Implement MSDP operations on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 2.15 Troubleshoot multicast routing IOS-XR and IOS-XE configurations errorsinservice provider environments
  • 3.0 IPv6 in a Service Provider IP NGNEnvironment (27%)
    • 3.1 Describe DNS and DHCP operation in IPv6
    • 3.2 Describe the fields that are used in the IPv6 header to support QoS functions
    • 3.3 Describe Cisco IOS/IOS-XE and IOS-XR IPv6 network management and troubleshooting tools liketraceroute/ping
    • 3.4 Describe dual-stack implementations
    • 3.5 Describe IPv6 tunneling mechanisms
    • 3.6 Configure IPv6 multicast routing
    • 3.7 Configure static IPv6-in-IPv4 tunnels on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 3.8 Configure dynamic 6to4 tunnels on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
  • 4.0 High Availability Routing Features (25%)
    • 4.1 Implement NSF/NSR/Graceful Restart for BGP on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 4.2 Implement Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for BGP on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 4.3 Implement high availability and optimization multicast routing features on IOS-XRand IOS-XE

  • 1.0 QOS in a Service Provider IP NGN Environment (38%)
    • 1.1 Describe the DiffServ and IntServ QoS models
    • 1.2 Describe the QoS mechanisms (classification and marking, congestion management and avoidance, traffic policing and shaping)
    • 1.3 Describe IPv6 Flow Label
    • 1.4 Describe trust boundaries in enterprise and SP environments
    • 1.5 Describe Cisco MQC for QoS configurations
    • 1.6 Describe hierarchical QoS configurations
    • 1.7 Describe the Cisco NBAR feature for discovering network protocols and for packets classifications
    • 1.8 Describe the typical Edge PE routers and Core P routers QoS requirements
    • 1.9 Implement classification and marking in an inter-domain network using QPPB on Cisco IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 1.10 Implement class-based markings on Cisco IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 1.11 Implement QoS pre-classify on tunnel interface on Cisco IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 1.12 Implement CB-WFQ on Cisco IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 1.13 Implement LLQ on Cisco IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 1.14 Implement WRED on Cisco IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 1.15 Implement traffic policing on Cisco IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 1.16 Implement traffic shaping on Cisco IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 1.17 Describe LPTS and hardware rate limiters on Cisco IOS-XR routers
    • 1.18 Describe MPLS EXP bits
    • 1.19 Describe MPLS QoS implementation concepts and models
    • 1.20 Implement MPLS DiffServ tunneling on Cisco IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 1.21 Troubleshoot QoS IOS-XR and IOS-XE configuration errors
  • 2.0 MPLS/LDP in a Service Provider IP NGN Environment (32%)
    • 2.1 Describe the CEF, FIB, LFIB and LIB tables on Cisco routers
    • 2.2 Describe MPLS labels and label stack operations on Cisco routers
    • 2.3 Describe LDP operations in Cisco routers
    • 2.4 Describe MPLS OAM (MPLS LSP ping and MPLS traceroute)
    • 2.5 Describe MPLS applications in service provider environment
    • 2.6 Implement LDP on Cisco IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 2.7 Implement LDP high availability features on Cisco IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 2.8 Troubleshoot LDP on IOS-XR and IOS-XE configuration errors
  • 3.0 MPLS/LDP in a Service Provider IP NGN Environment (22%)
    • 3.1 Describe MPLS traffic engineering (TE) concepts
    • 3.2 Describe MPLS TE constraint-based path computations
    • 3.3 Describe the details of MPLS TE tunnels, including path setup procedures and path maintenance
    • 3.4 Describe methods of assigning traffic into MPLS TE tunnels
    • 3.5 Implement MPLS TE tunnels on Cisco IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 3.6 Implement MPLS TE bandwidth control on Cisco IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 3.7 Implement MPLS TE link and node protections on Cisco IOS-XR and IOS-XE
  • 4.0 Transport Technologies (8%)
    • 4.1 Describe the SP core transition from ATM/SONET/SDH based backbone to packet based IP/MPLS backbone
    • 4.2 Implement 10/40/100 Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces on Cisco IOS-XR routers
    • 4.3 Describe DWDM, IPoDWDM and ROADM
    • 4.4 Implement IPoDWDM controller/interface on Cisco IOS-XR routers

  • 1.0 VPN in Service Provider IP NGN Environments (15%)
    • 1.1 Describe VPN implementation models (overlay, peer-to-peer)
    • 1.2 Describe VPN technologies (L2TPv3, GRE, IPsec VPN, SSLVPN, DMVPN, GETVPN)
    • 1.3 Describe L2 vs L3 VPNs
  • 2.0 MPLS layer 3 VPNs in Service Provider IP NGN Environments (40%)
    • 2.1 Describe MPLS L3 VPN architecture and operations (RDs, RTs, VRFs, MP-BGP, PE-CE routing)
    • 2.2 Describe the design models for combining Internet access with MPLS L3 VPN services
    • 2.3 Describe the various methods used to deploy IPv6 over MPLS (6PE and 6VPE)
    • 2.4 Implement MP-BGP between PE routers on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 2.5 Implement PE-CE routings (static, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP) on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 2.6 Implement complex MPLS layer 3 VPNs on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 2.7 Implement carrier supporting carrier (CSC) on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
    • 2.8 Troubleshoot MPLS L3 VPNs IOS-XR and IOS-XE configuration errors in service provider environments
  • 3.0 Layer 2 VPNs in Service Provider IP NGN Environments (19%)
    • 3.1 Describe L2TPv3 VPNs over an IP core network
    • 3.2 Describe L2 VPNs (AToM and VPLS) over an IP/MPLS core network
    • 3.3 Describe AToM Interworking
    • 3.4 Implement AToM on IOS-XR and IOS-XE
  • 4.0 Carrier Ethernet in Service Provider IP NGN Environments (26%)
    • 4.1 Describe Carrier Ethernet forums and standards (MEF, IEEE, IETF)
    • 4.2 Describe the concepts of User PE (U-PE) and Network PE (N-PE)
    • 4.3 Describe E-Line versus E-LAN versus E-Tree
    • 4.4 Describe QinQ tunneling
    • 4.5 Describe Provider Backbone Bridge (PBB - aka MAC-in-MAC)
    • 4.6 Describe VPWS versus VPLS
    • 4.7 Describe VPLS versus H-VPLS
    • 4.8 Describe VPLS signaling using LDP or BGP
    • 4.9 Implement QinQ on Cisco ME 3400 Series Switches
    • 4.10 Implement VPLS on IOS-XR and IOS-XE

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RECERTIFICATION

Cisco Certified Network Professional Service Provider (CCNP SP)

Renewal Period: 3 years

The Cisco Certified Network Professional Service Provider (CCNP SP) credential has the following recertification information:

Cisco Professional-level certifications (CCDP, CCNP Cloud, CCNP Collaboration, CCNP Data Center, CCNP Routing and Switching, CCNP Security, CCNP Service Provider, and CCNP Wireless) are valid for three years.

To recertify, pass ONE of the following before the certification expiration date: 

  • Pass any current 642-XXX Professional-level or any 300-XXX Professional-level exam, or
  • Pass any current CCIE Written Exam, or
  • Pass the current CCDE Written Exam OR current CCDE Practical Exam, or
  • Pass the Cisco Certified Architect (CCAr) interview AND the CCAr board review to extend lower certifications.

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10+ years experience; Enlisted E7 and Above

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4-10 years experience; Enlisted E6 through E7

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10+ years experience; Enlisted E8 and Above

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