CISCO Certifications

Value and Prospects

How valuable and promising a certification is depends on the company's position in the relevant technology field. In this regard, Cisco is unassailable. At present, 60% of the data on the Internet is transmitted through the Cisco equipment. Cisco provides solutions for thousands of companies around the world, universities, businesses and government departments to establish the basis of the inter-network, the company's users throughout the government, education, computers, finance, services, retail and other industries. However, at present, the network administrators in these industries really systematically learn the Cisco certification courses are very few people, so many companies have Cisco certification as the standard for selection of talent.

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore has appropriately and humorously referred to the Cisco certification as "a first-class ticket to high technology and high salaries.

The overall structure of the Cisco engineer certification system is divided into three layers, respectively, CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Support Engineer), CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Support Engineer) and CCIE (Cisco Certified Internet Expert).

CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate Engineer

Learning content: switching, routing, remote, wireless

Goal: Small and medium-sized enterprise network formation and maintenance.

CCNP Cisco Certified Network Professional

Learning Content: Switching, Routing, Remote, Security, Voice, Wireless, Network Optimization

Objective: Large enterprise network and interconnection network planning, setup and maintenance.

CCIE Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert

Learning content: switching, routing, remote/security, voice, wireless, network optimization

Goal: planning, set up and maintenance of interconnection networks.

H3C Certification (Huawei-3com)

Huawei-3com, now renamed H3C, is headquartered in Hangzhou, China.

H3C is the world's second-largest manufacturer of data communication equipment, and its products have been introduced into more than 60 countries and regions around the world, and its products are widely used in computer networks in China for their good cost performance.

H3C's market share is second only to that of CISCO, and its customer base includes ISPs, governments, railroads, electric power, finance, and a large number of enterprise users.

H3C certification is also the first domestic network technology certification based on international standards. In the entire certification system similar to CISCO, also divided into three levels:

H3CNE H3C Certified Network Engineer

similar to CCNA, located in the small and medium-sized enterprise network setup and maintenance

H3CSE H3C Certified Senior Network Engineer

similar to the CCNP, located in large and medium-sized enterprise network setup and maintenance Maintenance

H3CIE H3C Certified Interconnection Network Specialist

Similar to CCIE, interconnection network planning, formation and maintenance.

Attachment 1: Business requirements for network engineering personnel:

Education: College / Bachelor's Degree

Certified Network Engineer: CISCO H3C

Ability to operate proficiently in the operation of network equipment. Switch, Router, Firewall .......

Attachment II: International Certification Exams

At present, almost all the international IT vendors (CISCO, Microsoft, H3C, IBM ......) certification exams are represented by two authoritative international certification exam centers, namely, Prometric (Pratt & Whitney) and VUE International Exam Center. .

Prometric (Pulvin) International Exam Center

Exam Subjects: H3C MCSE (Microsoft) IBM ORACAL (Oracle).......

VUE International Exam Center

Exam Subject: CISCO ADBOA CIW MYSOL.......

Currently, Zhengzhou Ruiqi International Certification Center is the only dual international exam center ( Prometric and VUE ) in Henan Province, IT certification organizations, can be carried out with almost all international certification exams, including CISCO, H3C, MCSE. Handan College Tsinghua Wanbao is the only certification organization in Handan City, Hebei Province