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CCDP (Cisco Certified Design Professional)

Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP®) validates advanced knowledge of network design concepts and principles. With a CCDP certification, a network professional can discuss, design, and create advanced addressing and routing, security, network management, data center, and IP multicast complex multi-layered enterprise architectures that include virtual private networking and wireless domains. The CCDP curriculum includes building scalable internetworks, building multilayer switched networks, and designing network service architecture.

NEW: CCDP has been updated
The ARCH v2.1 course is expected to be available November 24, 2010 through Cisco Learning Partners and a new ARCH exam (642-874) is expected to be available on December 23, 2010.

Prerequisites

Valid CCNA and CCDA or any CCIE Certification can act as a pre-requisite.

Exams

642-902 ROUTE
642-813 SWITCH
642-874 ARCH

Recommended Training

		Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures (ARCH)
		Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE)
		Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks (SWITCH)

Recertification

Cisco professional level certifications (CCDP, CCNP, CCSP, CCIP, CCNP Voice, CCNP SP Operations, 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 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
Achieving or recertifying any of the certifications above automatically extends your active Associate and Professional level certification(s) up to the point of expiration of the last certification achieved. For more information, access the Cisco About Recertification page.