Center Infrastructure (DCII) 300-170 DCVAI Implementing Cisco Data Center Virtualization and Automation (DCVAI) 300-160 DCID Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCID) OR 300-180 DCIT Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCIT) CCNP Security Formerly Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP). The CCNP Security certification program aligns to the job role of the Cisco Network Security Engineer, who has responsibility for security in routers, switches, networking devices, and appliances, as well as choosing, deploying, supporting, and troubleshooting firewalls, VPNS, and IDS/IPS solutions for their networking environments. The CCNP Security certification requires CCNA Security or any CCIE Certification. CCNP Service Provider The CCNP Service Provider certification replaced the retiring CCIP certification. Required exams: 642-883 SPROUTE: Deploying Cisco Service Provider Network Routing 642-885 SPADVROUTE: Deploying Cisco Service Provider Advanced Routing 642-887 SPCORE: Implementing Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Core Network Services 642-889 SPEDGE: Implementing Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Edge Network Services CCNP Wireless CCNP Wireless covers all aspects of wireless networking principles and theory. This certification requires four tests, covering Wireless Site Survey, Wireless Voice Networks, Wireless Mobility Services, and Wireless Security. The prerequisite acts as a valid CCNA Wireless certification. Required exams: 642-732 CUWSS: Conducting Cisco Unified Wireless Site Survey (CUWSS) 642-742 IUWVN: Implementing Cisco Unified Wireless Voice Networks (IUWVN) 642-747 IUWMS: Implementing Cisco Unified Wireless Mobility Services (IUWMS) 642-737 IAUWS: Implementing Advanced Cisco Unified Wireless Security (IAUWS) Expert-level Certifications Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert represents Cisco's highest certification, comprising seven tracks at present, tracks are updated and retired frequently and are aligned to industry's latest technologies and trends. As of October 6, 2010, 25,810 people held active CCIE Certifications. CertMag, voted it as the most technically advanced IT certification and statistics generally report it as the highest salaried certification in IT salary surveys. CCIE began in 1993, originally with a two-day lab, later changing to a one-day format. Fewer than 3% of Cisco-certified individuals attain CCIE certification and, on average, spend thousands of dollars and 18 months studying before passing. Many candidates build training labs at home using old equipment, then sell it to other candidates after passing. Alternatively, candidates may rent "rack time" online. The CCIE consists of a written exam and a "lab" exam (in each track). The written exam acts as a prerequisite of the lab exam and has a cost of $400 per attempt. The written exam consists of 100 questions that must be completed within 2 hours. Upon passing the