Your certification is valid for three years. You can renew with Continuing Education credits or retake exams before they expire.
Be the tech visionary for service provider technologies
CCIE Service Provider Certification
Prove your skills with complex service provider solutions and delve deeper into core service provider technologies through the entire network lifecycle, from designing and deploying to operating and optimizing.
Network fabric architecture and services
Validate your proficiency in designing and implementing substitution–permutation (SP) networks that include Cisco's 5G architecture, EVPN, and L3VPN technologies. Ensure they align with the ever-evolving demands of the latest trends.
Network resiliency
Substantiate your capabilities in building highly scalable, secure, and highly available networks, optimized for client-specific requirements.
Core routing
Demonstrate your broad and in-depth knowledge in coordinating service provider network core elements, with a keen emphasis on the cohesive interoperability of IGP, BGP, MPLS, and segment routing protocols.
Network assurance and automation
Showcase your aptitude in leveraging automated solutions, programming methodologies, and automated tooling to facilitate programmable service provider network deployments.
Potential roles
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Resources
CCIE Service Provider learning matrix
A mapping of all the different areas you can procure learning pertaining to your CCIE Service Provider certification.
CCIE Service Provider summary
Get a quick primer about the CCIE Service Provider certification program and what it takes to earn your certification.
CCIE Service Provider (v5.0) equipment and software list
The practical exam tests candidates on solutions that can be configured using the equipment and software versions for version 5.0 of the CCIE Service Provider lab exam.