Once you master fundamental router and switch configuration tasks, you can begin to focus specifically on voice technologies. Table B-1 provides a listing of Cisco IP Telephony certifications along with required exams and associated Cisco Learning Partner courses.
Table B-1. Cisco IP Telephony Certifications
Certification | Required Exams | Learning Partner Courses |
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CCVP (Cisco Certified Voice Professional) | CCNA Certification 642-642 QoS 642-432 CVOICE 642-425 IPTT 642-444 CIPT 642-452 GWGK | Quality of Service (QoS) Cisco Voice over IP (CVOICE) IP Telephony Troubleshooting (IPTT) Cisco IP Telephony Part 1 (CIPT 1) Cisco IP Telephony Part 2 (CIPT 2) Implementing Cisco Voice Gate ways and Gatekeepers (GWGK) |
Cisco IP Telephony Design Specialist | CCDA Certification 642-414 IPTD 642-642 QoS | IP Telephony Design (IPTD) Implementing Cisco Quality of Service (QoS) |
Cisco IP Telephony Express Specialist | CCDA or CCNA Certification 642-432 CVOICE 642-642 QOS 642-143 IPTX | Cisco Voice over IP (CVOICE) Implementing Cisco Quality of Service (QoS) IP Telephony Express (IPTX) |
Cisco IP Telephony Operations Specialist | CCNA Certification 642-425 IPTT 642-642 QOS | IP Telephony Troubleshooting (IPTT) Implementing Cisco Quality of Service (QoS) |
Cisco IP Telephony Support Specialist | CCNP Certification 642-444 CIPT 642-432 CVOICE 642-642 QOS | Cisco IP Telephony Part 1 (CIPT1) Cisco IP Telephony Part 2 (CIPT2) Cisco Voice over IP (CVOICE) Implementing Cisco Quality of Service (QoS) |
Cisco IP Contact Center Express Specialist | CCNA Certification 642-161 IPCCX | IPCC Express and IP IVR Deployment (CRSD) |
Cisco Unity Design Specialist | CCDA Certification MCSE: Messaging on Windows Server 2000; or MCSE: Messaging on Windows Server 2003 642-071 CUDN | Cisco Unity Design and Networking (CUDN) Unified Communications System Engineer (UCSE) |
Cisco Unity Support Specialist | MCSE: Messaging on Windows Server 2000; or MCSE: Messaging on Windows Server 2003 | Unified Communications System Engineer (UCSE) |
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In addition to the Cisco Learning Partner courses listed in Table B-1, Cisco Press offers multiple books on IP Telephony. Please visit the Cisco Press website at http://www.ciscopress.com for a complete listing of its IP telephony publications.