CCDP - Cisco Certified Design Professional
The CCDP certification indicates advanced journeyman knowledge of intelligent network design concepts and principles. A CCDP credentialed network professional can discuss, design, and create advanced addressing and routing, security, network management, data center, and IP multicast complex multi-layered enterprise architectures that include virtual private networking and wireless domains.
Exams
To attain this certification you must pass three exams: Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI); Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN); and Designing Cisco Network Architectures (ARCH).
You can elect to take the composite exam (642-892 Composite) in place of the BSCI and BCMSN exams, shortening the path to certification by one exam.
Pre-Requisites
Valid CCNA and CCDA
Courses
Exam 642-901 BSCI
Exam: 642-812 BCMSN or 642-892 Composite
AND
ARCH Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures [5 days]
Exam: 642-873 ARCH

