Cisco certification program has been widely advocated in IT industry since its establishment in 1993. The changes of Cisco certification mainly include the following aspects.
RS CCIE (Routing & Switching) certification is cancelled and replaced by EI CCIE (Enterprise Infrastructure) certification.
Here we can see that SME network is no longer an important network planning direction, and SME network solutions are no longer the mainstream technical architecture. In today’s interconnected world, SME networks will be more connected to the cloud to provide services and operation and maintenance. Personally, I think this is reasonable and in line with the development trend in the next 20 years.
This is why some students find it still not easy to get an ideal job after passing RS CCIE certification, and their salary and treatment are only at the level of CCNP certified people. Therefore, it is a general trend to eliminate RS CCIE certification, which is what Cisco should do as the leading vane in the IT industry.
The new system also means new technical points and new exam forms, such as the integration of CCNA certification. The CCNP certificate can now be obtained by passing one core required exam plus one optional exam. The written exam of CCIE certification is also the core required written exam of CCNP certification. And you can take this exam and decide whether to apply for CCIE certification or CCNP certification.
According to the change of exam policy, passing CCNA certification will no longer be a prerequisite for applying for CCNP certification. The exam code of CCNA certification was updated to 200-301.
The exam policy of CCNP certification in six directions has changed greatly. Originally you need to take three exams of CCNP certification, but now you only need to take two, with one core compulsory exam and one optional exam.
CCIE certification still includes two parts: a two-hour written exam and an eight-hour LAB exam. Here, we should focus on the cancellation of the original CCDA/CCDP of the CCDE/CCAR certification system, and in the new development direction DevNet, the level certification of Associate, Specialist and Professional has been launched.
After the Design content is added to the LAB exam of CCIE certification, the original Diagnosis, TS and Config are changed to two parts: Design AND Config. This change is new, which is beneficial to learners. The Design part is the focus of IE-LAB, and we have spent a lot of effort in courses of the CCDE direction. And the courses have begun.
The above is about the reform of the Cisco certification system architecture and exam form. Another problem that students are concerned about is how to complete recertification. In the past 20 years since the introduction of CCIE certification into China, the number of CCIE certified people in this country has surged. A large number of network experts who have passed CCIE certification are also very concerned about the impact of this change.
At present, the validity of all certificates has been changed to 3 years. There have also been many changes in the re-certification assessment methods. You can complete the re-certification by passing one core written exam and one optional written exam, or the CCIE LAB exam, or three CCNP optional written exams.
In the future, Cisco will continue to update the certification version according to the development of network technology, so students interested in network engineering must develop the habit of learning to keep up with the pace of change.
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