Cisco Certified Networking Professional - CCNP

The Cisco Certified Network Professional certification course is designed to teach how to install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot complex routed LAN, routed WAN, switched LAN networks, and Remote Dial Access Services that utilize Cisco routers and switches, for organizations with networks from 100 to more than 500 nodes. This is the next step after CCNA certification.
CCNP's four main Modules:
	Building Cisco Multilayer Switching network (BCMSN)
	Building Cisco scalable Internetworks (BCSI)
	Building Cisco Remote Access Networks (BCRAN)
	Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting (CIT)
CCNP Exam Certification Options
Initial Requirements
In order to be a certified "CCNP", it is required to possess a CCNA certification in addition to the four exams namely:Cisco Switching exam (#640-604), the Remote Access exam (#640-605), and Cisco's Support exam (#640-606), plus Building Scalable Cisco Interetworks (640-901). You can elect to take the Foundation R/S exam (#640-841), in place of the routing, switching, and dial up exams. The foundation exam is longer and combines the subject matter of the other three into a single exam. You must also agree to the Cisco Career Certifications and Confidentiality Agreement.
Continuing Requirements
It is required to recertfiy every there years in order to retain the CCNP certification. Recertification would not be required If advances are made in the Cisco outing and switching track namely by being a CCIE.
Course Outline
Routing Principles Routing Fundamentals Routing Protocols Routing Table Analysis Configuration Exercise: Discovering the Network LAN Segmentation Relieving network congestion Spanning-Tree Protocol Full-Duplex Ethernet 100Base T Fast Ethernet TCP/IP and the DOD Reference Model The DOD reference Model IP Address resolution IP Addressing What is IP Addressing? Subnetting a network Getting Started with CISCO Routers The router The user interface Designing our network Routing Basics What is IP Routing Static, Default and Dynamic Routing   Dynamic IP Addressing Routing Vs Routing Protocols Interior routing protocols Exterior routing protocols Configuring RIP Routing Monitoring RIP Configuring IGRP Routing Monitoring IGRP Router Configuration Sources for CISCO IOS software CISCO IOS commands Accessing other Routers Configuring Novell IPX Introduction to Novel IPX Enabling IPX on CISCO Routers Monitoring IPX on CISCO Routers Managing Traffic with Access Lists Access lists Monitoring Extended IP Access Lists Wide Area Networking Plain old telephone service (POTS) Synchronous Data-Link Control (SDLC) High-Level Data-Link Control (HDLC) Dial-on-Demand Routing (DDR) Frame Relay Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)