Retirement of Cisco Service Provider Operations certification track
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: |
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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 |
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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 |