Cisco Systems Announces New Voice Professional Certification

Cisco announces a new voice-professional-level certification, CCVP. The new CCVP certification validates the ability of an individual to install, configure, operate, and support complex IP telephony/voice-over-IP (VoIP) networks and applications. The CCVP courses and exams provide a comprehensive curriculum focused on Cisco CallManager, quality of service (QoS), gateways, gatekeepers, IP phones, and voice applications and utilities on Cisco routers and Cisco Catalyst switches. IP Telephony Expertise in DemandWith more than 60 percent of the Fortune 500 companies using Cisco IP Communications and more than 4 million Cisco IP phones shipped, the demand for highly skilled and knowledgeable professionals continues to grow. CCVP validates the technical skills and knowledge required to deploy, support, and optimize complex IP telephony solutions. CCVP Certification Curriculum Individuals who currently hold an IP Telephony Cisco Qualified Specialist certification will find that they have already achieved many of the requirements for the new CCVP. Successful CCVP candidates will acquire many of the broad base voice and application skills that CCIE Voice requires. Following are the courses and exams that comprise the new CCVP certification: Cisco Certified Voice Professional:Valid CCNA certification Required Exams642-642 QOS Verifies the use of Cisco QoS queuing, congestion avoidance, traffic policing, shaping, and link efficiency mechanisms to optimize network traffic for voice and applications.642-432 CVOICECisco Voice Over IP (CVOICE)Verifies voice technology knowledge and skills that enable effective configuration of Cisco IOS Software in managing voice traffic on IP networks using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), H.323, and Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP) on VoIP infrastructures.642-425 IPTTIP Telephony Troubleshooting (IPTT)Verifies IP telephony troubleshooting skills of complex systems, including Cisco CallManager, Cisco Unity software, and IP network deployments.642-444 CIPTCisco IP Telephony Part 1 (CIPT1) andCisco IP Telephony Part 2 (CIPT2)Verifies the knowledge and skills necessary to deploy, install, integrate, configure, update, and operate Cisco CallManager systems in various centralized and distributed deployment models.642-452 GWGKAvailable NowGateway/Gatekeeper (GW/GK) Available Summer 2005Verifies the knowledge and skills required to integrate gateways and gatekeepers into an enterprise CallManager system.