Cisco IP Communications
Description:
The Cisco IP Communications certifications from Cisco Certification was established in 2001 and is aimed at students who are currently employed in the Service Provider and Enterprise environments, or those who want to find employment in those environments.
The Cisco IP Communications certifications certify that a successful student has learnt the knowledge need to design, install, and support a multi-service network solution. The successful certified student will have knowledge of designing, installing, and supporting a multi-service network solution. These are all fields in the Service Provider and
Paths with their respective Exams:
There are eight (8) career paths in the IP Communications Specialist certification that you can choose from. These are:
(1) Cisco Advanced IP Communications Sales Specialist
Prerequisite: A Valid Cisco Sales Expert: 646-202 CSE OR 646-203 CSE
Recommended Training: IP Communications Advanced Sales (IPCAS)
Exam: 646-229 IPCAAM
(2) Cisco IP Communications Express Sales Specialist
Prerequisite: A Valid Cisco Sales Expert: 646-202 CSE OR 646-203 CSE
Recommended Training: IP Communications Express Sales Specialist (IPXSS)
Exam: 646-222 IPCXAM
(3) Cisco IP Communications Express Sales Specialist
Prerequisite: A Valid Cisco CCNA OR CCDA
Recommended Training: IP Telephony Express (IPTX)
Exam: 642-144 OR 642-143 IPTX
(4) Cisco IP
Prerequisite: None
Recommended Training: Unified
Unified IP IVR Deployment (UCCXD) v1.0
Exam: 642-162 IPCCX
(5) Cisco IP Telephony Design Specialist
Prerequisite: A Valid Cisco CCDA
Recommended Training: IP Telephony Design (IPTD)
Implementing Cisco Quality of Service (QOS)
Exam: 642-414 IPTD AND
642-642 QOS
(6) Cisco Rich Media Communications Specialist
Prerequisite: A Valid Cisco CCNA
Recommended Training: Implementing Cisco IP Video
Conference Rich Media Communications (ICRMC)
Cisco Voice over IP (CVOICE)
AND
Cisco Voice over IP Fundamentals (CVF)
Exam: 642-481 CRMC AND
642-432 CVOICE
(7) Cisco Unity Design Specialist
Prerequisite: A Valid Cisco CCDA
Recommended Training: Cisco Unity Design and Networking (CUDN)
AND
Cisco Unified Communications System Engineer (UCSE)
Exam: 642-072 CUDN
OR
642-071 CUDN
(8) Cisco Unity Support Specialist
Prerequisite: A Valid MCSE: Messaging on Windows Server 2000 OR
MCSE: Messaging on Windows Server 2003
Recommended Training: Unified Communications System Engineer (UCSE
Exam: 642-104 UCSE
Recertification:
A successful Cisco IP Communications student will hold their certification for two years only. Thereafter the validity is null and void. This will then mean that they need to re-validate their certification by retaking and passing the Cisco IP Communications exam(s) or taking and passing the Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert written exam.
Preparation towards the Certificate:
There are plenty of Cisco IP Communications study materials available on the Internet. These range from the official Cisco Certification Training courses and official Cisco Self Study Training Guides from Cisco Press, to the Testking Cisco IP Communications practice exams and Testking Cisco IP Communications study guides.
More Information:
You can find more detailed information about the Cisco IP Communications certifications on the internet on websites like at www.testking.com, www.certifyexpress.com and at www.cisco.com itself.
