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.
| CCDP Prerequisites |
| Valid CCNA and CCDA |
| CCDP Exams & Recommended Training | |
| Required Exam(s) | Recommended Training |
| 642-901 BSCI | Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) |
| 642-812 BCMSN | Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN) |
| 642-873 ARCH
OR 642-871 ARCH |
Designing Cisco Network Service Architecture (ARCH) Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures (ARCH) |
| OR | |
| 642-892 Composite | Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN) |
| 642-871 ARCH | Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures (ARCH) |
| CCDP Recertification |
| CCDP certifications are valid for three years. To recertify, pass any 642 exam that is part of the professional level curriculum after 01/01/06, or pass a current CCIE written exam. |