CCIE Service Provider certification written and lab exams updated to version 3.0

Learning@Cisco announced updates to the CCIE Service Provider certification exams to version 3.0. The updated requirements are aligned to the job role of network engineers responsible for provisioning networks to support media-rich applications and services.

The updated version 3.0 exams will cover configuration and optimization of IP core technologies (including Packet over SONET, GE/10GE, BGP, IGP routing, LDP, MPLS and MPLS TE, multicast, HA, and QoS), aggregation/edge technologies (including Ethernet/FE/GE trunking, PPP, SONET/SDH, frame relay, ATM, T1/T3, and E1/E3), and remote access technologies (IP over wire line, DSL, and cable), Layer 2 and 3 VPNs, plus managed (voice, video, security) services traversing an IP core network.

The CCIE SP v3.0 written and lab exams are scheduled for release in all worldwide testing centers on April 18, 2011 and will replace version 2.0 exams at that time.

In February 2011, candidates can choose to take a beta version of the CCIE Service Provider v3.0 written exam at a discounted price of $50 USD. An announcement will be made several weeks before scheduling opens for candidates interested in taking the beta exam.

Beta exams are scheduled just like other written exams and are available at all worldwide testing centers. A passing grade on the beta exam qualifies a candidate to schedule the lab exam. Results, however, are typically not available until four to six weeks after the close of the beta. CCIEs in suspended status with an expiration date before April 18, 2011, should not recertify using the beta exam. A candidate may attempt the beta exam only once during the beta period.

• 1.0 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot Core IP Technologies
  • 1.01 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot Packet over SONET
  • 1.02 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot GE/10GE in the core
  • 1.03 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot IGP routing
  • 1.04 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot MPLS and LDP
  • 1.05 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot MPLS Traffic Engineering
  • 1.06 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot BGP
  • 1.07 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot Muliticast
  • 1.08 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot High availability
  • 1.09 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot Convergence
  • 1.10 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot SP QoS
  • 1.11 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot Security in the core
• 2.0 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot Access/Edge Connection Technologies
  • 2.1 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot FE/GE and Ethernet Trunk connections
  • 2.2 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot Frame-relay connections
  • 2.3 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot PPP connections
• 3.0 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot L3VPN Technologies
  • 3.1 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot Intra-AS L3VPN
  • 3.2 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot Inter-AS L3VPN
  • 3.3 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot Carrier Supporting Carrier (CSC)
  • 3.4 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot VPN extranet , Internet access
  • 3.5 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot VRF Service
  • 3.6 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot Multicast VPN
  • 3.7 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot GRE L3VPN
• 4.0 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot L2VPN Technologies
  • 4.1 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot AToM
  • 4.2 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot VPLS and Carrier Ethernet
  • 4.3 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot L2TPv3 for L2 VPN
  • 4.4 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot GRE L2VPN
• 5.0 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot Managed Services Traversing the Core
  • 5.1 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot Managed Voice/Video services traversing the core
  • 5.2 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot Managed Security services traversing the core
  • 5.3 Implement, Optimize and Troubleshoot Service Level Agreements for managed services traversing the core