Cisco announced the retirement of the complete Service Provider Operations certification program – CCNA Service Provider Operations, CCNP Service Provider Operations, and CCIE Service Provider Operations. Effective February 1, 2015, no new certifications will be issued. The last day to test using any of the Service Provider Operations exams is January 31, 2015.

Active Service Provider Operations Certification

Effective October 28, 2014, candidates who hold an active Cisco CCNA or Cisco CCNP Service Provider Operations certification will automatically be granted the corresponding Service Provider (network engineer) certification.

Candidates who currently hold an active CCIE Service Provider Operations certification will continue to be CCIE Service Provider Operations certified and can continue to recertify as normal.

Candidates that are granted CCNA and CCNP Service Provider certifications will receive the Service Provider certification kit that will include a certificate and the logo.

Candidates with an Active Certification

Will Automatically Transition to:

CCNA Service Provider Operations CCNA Service Provider
CCNP Service Provider Operations CCNP Service Provider
CCIE Service Provider Operations certification will remain intact

 

In Process of Achieving Service Provider Operations Certification

Candidates currently in pursuit of a Service Provider Operations certification who have passed one or more of the exams, will be able to use those exam(s) to fulfill corresponding Service Provider requirements as noted in the table below. 

To receive the corresponding Service Provider certification, candidates must pass any remaining exams required to achieve the Service Provider certification, as outlined in the Certification Tracking System logic

For example: If you have passed the CCNP Service Provider Operations 642-770 (OFCN) exam, you will have fulfilled the corresponding requirement for CCNP Service Provider 642-883 (SPROUTE) exam.

Certification Level

Passed Service Provider Operations Exam

Fulfills Service Provider Exam Requirement

CCNA SP Operations 640-760 (SSPO)
Supporting Cisco Service Provider IP NGN Operations Exam
640-878 (SPNGN2) 
Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks, Part 2 Exam
CCNP SP Operations 642-770 (OFCN)
Operational Foundations for Cisco Service Provider Core Networks Exam
642-883 (SPROUTE) 
Deploying Cisco Service Provider Network Routing Exam
CCNP SP Operations 642-775 (MSPRP)
Maintaining Cisco Service Provider Routing Protocols Exam
642-885 (SPADVROUTE) 
Deploying Cisco Service Provider Advanced Network Routing Exam
CCNP SP Operations 642-785 (MSPQS)
Maintaining Cisco Service Provider Quality of Service Exam
642-887 (SPCORE) 
Implementing Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Core Network Services Exam
CCNP SP Operations 642-780 (MSPVM)
Maintaining Cisco Service Provider VPNs and MPLS Networks Exam
642-889 (SPEDGE) 
Implementing Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Edge Network Services Exam
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