CCIE Service Provider
Learn more about the CCIE Service Provider certification.
Cisco CCIE Service Provider (CCIE Service Provider) certification is for expert-level SP network engineers who bring the knowledge and skill to build an extensible Service Provider infrastructure to deliver rich managed services.
Prerequisites
There are no formal prerequisites for CCIE certification. Other professional certifications or training courses are not required. Instead, candidates must first pass a written qualification exam and then the corresponding hands-on lab exam. You are expected to have an in-depth understanding of the topics in the exam blueprints and strongly encouraged to have three to five years of job experience before attempting certification.
Step One: CCIE Service Provider Written Exam
You must pass the two-hour, written qualification exam covering concepts and equipment commands related to packet-based networking infrastructure, before you are eligible to schedule the lab exam.
Step Two: CCIE Service Provider Lab Exam
The eight-hour lab exam tests your ability to configure actual equipment and get a service provider network running in a timed test situation. You must make an initial attempt of the CCIE lab exam within 18-months of passing the CCIE written exam. If you do not pass the lab exam within three years of passing the written exam, you must retake the written exam before being allowed to attempt the lab exam again.
Self-Study Materials
The following resources are suggested study supplements; they are not designed to serve as a complete self-study program.
- CCIE Service Provider Syllabus
- Book List
- Lab Equipment & IOS v3.0
- Lab Exam Checklist
- Lab Exam Study Tips
- Lab Exam Topics v3.0
- Sample Review Questions-Written
- Training Courses
- Written Exam Topics v3.0
- Cisco Learning Network - A variety of self-study materials can be found here.
Community-Generated Content
Learning Partner Content
- Partners: Log in for Partner Education Connection (PEC) curricula.
To earn this Cisco certification, you must pass the following exam(s):
CCIE SP Written Exam
(350-029 CCIE SP)
Candidates preparing for the CCIE SP Written exam should possess expert level knowledge as a Service Provider network engineer to implement, troubleshoot, and optimize Service Provider features and technologies including Packet over SONET, IP over DWDM, GE/10GE, BGP, IGP Routing, LDP, MPLS and MPLS TE, Multicast, HA, QoS, and Layer 2 and 3 VPNs.
- Learn more about the 350-029 CCIE SP exam
- Register for the exam
- Read current exam policies and requirements
CCIE SP Lab Exam
The eight-hour lab exam tests your ability to configure actual equipment and get a service provider network running in a timed test situation.
- Learn more about the CCIE SP Lab Exam
- Schedule and Pay for the Lab Exam
- Read current exam policies and requirements
- CCIE Lab Exam locations information
CCIE Service Provider Overview
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