| Routing and Switching Certification Comparison Chart | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certification Name | Years of experience | Job Role | Product/Technology | Number of exams | Prerequisites |
| CCENT | 0-2 | Entry-level Network Enginers, Help Desks, Network Administrators | Cisco Routers, Cisco Switches, Cisco IOS, IPv6, OSPF, VLANs, ACLs, WLAN, LAN, and WAN | 1 | None |
| CCNA Routing and Switching | 1-3 | Network Specialist, Network Adminstrator, Network Support Engineer | Cisco Routers, Cisco Switches, Cisco IOS, IOS Licensing, IPv6, VLANs, ACLs, Etherchannel EIGRP, SNM, Netflow, WLAN, LAN and WAN | 2 | None |
| CCNP | 3-5 | Network Engineers, System Engineers, Network Support Specialists, Network Administrators, Network Consultants, System Integrators | Cisco Routers, Cisco Switches, Cisco IOS, eBGP, EIGRP, OSPF, QoS, Layer 2, Layer 3, IPv6, Advanced IP Addressing and Routing, Configuration of secure routing solutions | 3 | A valid Cisco CCNA Routing and Switching certification |
| CCIE | 7+ | Senior Network Engineers | Cisco Routers, Cisco Switches, Cisco IOS, eBGP, EIGRP, OSPF, QoS, Layer 2, Layer 3, IPv4, IPv6, MPLS, Multicast, HSRP, VRRP, NTP, DHCP; Advanced IP Addressing and Routing; Configuration of secure routing solutions; Troubleshoot and optimize network and evaluate proposed changes | 2 | None |
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