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CCNP
Cisco Certified Network Professional
|CCNP V 6.0 Scope and Sequence
Last updated June 2, 2010
The Cisco CCNP® curriculum includes four modules, which align with the four exams required for CCNP certification. The CCNP curriculum builds on Cisco CCNA® courses with more complex network configurations, diagnosis, and troubleshooting. The curriculum is intended for those interested in continuing their post- CCNA preparation to become network administrators, Level 2 support engineers, Level 2 systems engineers, network technicians, or deployment engineers. Students interested in this course should have completed CCNA 1-4, or the equivalents. CCNA certification is also desirable; however, it is not a prerequisite.
Target Audience
The Cisco® CCNP curriculum is designed for Cisco Networking Academy® students seeking career oriented,
enterprise-level networking skills. Target students include experienced networking professionals who are ready to
advance their core routing, switching, and network troubleshooting skills and students with Cisco CCNA®-level
knowledge who are enrolled in technology degree programs at institutions of higher education.
CCNP provides a next step for CCNA Discovery or CCNA Exploration students who want to build on their CCNAlevel
skill set to further a career in computer networking.
Prerequisites
The CCNP curriculum consists of three courses: CCNP ROUTE: Implementing IP Routing, CCNP SWITCH:
Implementing IP Switching, and CCNP TSHOOT: Maintaining and Troubleshooting IP Networks.
CCNP ROUTE and CCNP SWITCH have no required Networking Academy course prerequisites. Students should
have basic PC and Internet navigation knowledge and skills as well as a solid foundation in CCNA-level networking
concepts and skills. While there are no required course prerequisites, students are encouraged to complete the
CCNA Discovery or CCNA Exploration curriculum to acquire the fundamental CCNA-level routing and switching
skills needed for success in the CCNP courses.
CCNP ROUTE and CCNP SWITCH are both prerequisites for the CCNP TSHOOT course. They can be taken in
any order.
Target Certifications
The Cisco CCNP certification validates the ability of a network professional to install, configure, and troubleshoot
converged local and wide area networks. The CCNP curriculum helps students prepare for the following exams
leading to the CCNP certification:Course Exam CCNP ROUTE: Implementing IP Routing ROUTE (642-902) CCNP SWITCH: Implementing IP Switching SWITCH (642-813) CCNP TSHOOT: Maintaining and Troubleshooting IP Networks TSHOOT (642-832)
Curriculum Description
CCNP equips students with the knowledge and skills needed to plan, implement, secure, maintain, and
troubleshoot converged enterprise networks. The CCNP curriculum was designed to reflect the job skills and
responsibilities that are associated with professional-level job roles such as network engineer, systems engineer,
network support engineer, network administrator, network consultant , and system integrator.
The curriculum was designed to be delivered by certified Networking Academy instructors, using a blend of
lectures, lab activities, case studies, and assessments. Instead of being delivered online, each course uses a
textbook developed and published by Cisco Press in close collaboration with Networking Academy. All course
elements are tightly aligned with the textbooks.
All hands-on labs in the course can be completed on actual physical equipment or in conjunction with the NDG
NETLAB solution.
CCNP course features:
● Designed for students with CCNA-level knowledge and skills
● Can be delivered as an independent curriculum or integrated into broader courses of study
● Offers a hands-on, career-oriented approach to learning networking that emphasizes practical experience
● Can be delivered in-person or in a blended distance learning (BDL) environment
● Includes activities that emphasize networking implementation
Curriculum and Course Objectives
CCNP helps students develop the skills needed to succeed in IT-related degree and diploma programs and prepare
for the Cisco CCNP certification. It provides a theoretically rich, hands-on learning experience covering advanced
routing, switching, and troubleshooting skills.
The goals of the CCNP curriculum are as follows:
● Provide an in-depth, theoretical overview of advanced routing and switching and troubleshooting
● Equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to design and support complex enterprise networks
● Provide an experience-oriented course that employs industry-relevant instructional approaches to prepare
students for professional-level jobs in the industry
● Enable students to gain significant hands-on interaction with IT equipment to prepare them for certification
exams and career opportunities
Students who complete CCNP ROUTE will be able to perform the following tasks:
● Explain complex network requirements and design models for implementing advanced routing services in an
enterprise network
● Implement EIGRP and OSPF in an enterprise network
● Exchange routing information between interior gateway protocols
● Implement various mechanisms for controlling routing updates and traffic
● Implement BGP to allow an enterprise network to connect to an ISP
● Describe a basic implementation for branch office and mobile worker connectivity
● Implement IPv6 in an enterprise network
Students who complete CCNP SWITCH will be able to perform the following tasks:
● Implement, monitor, and maintain switching in an enterprise campus network
● Implement appropriate spanning tree protocols in campus networks
● Implement VLANs in campus networks
● Configure and optimize high availability and redundancy on switches
● Describe and implement LAN security features
● Plan and prepare for advanced services in a campus infrastructure
Students who complete CCNP TSHOOT will be able to perform the following tasks:
● Monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot a complex network
● Plan and document the most common maintenance functions in complex enterprise networks
● Develop a troubleshooting process to identify and solve problems in complex enterprise networks
● Select tools that best support specific troubleshooting and maintenance processes in large, complex
enterprise networks
● Practice maintenance procedures and fault resolution in switched and routed environments
● Troubleshoot IPv4 addressing services
● Troubleshoot IPv6 routing issues
● Troubleshoot network infrastructure services
● Troubleshoot network performance issues on routers and switches
● Troubleshoot network integration issues affecting wireless connectivity, VoIP, and video
● Practice maintenance procedures and fault resolution in a secure infrastructure
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