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About CCVP

CCVP™ (Cisco Certified Voice Professional) certification recognizes the increased importance placed on IT professionals who are responsible for integrating voice technology into underlying network architectures. Earning a CCVP certification validates a robust set of skills in implementing, operating, configuring, and troubleshooting a converged IP network. Learn more about CCVP certification from Cisco Systems®.

Prerequisites

CCNA Voice or any CCIE Certification.

Exams

Candidates can now choose between two CCVP tracks: Cisco Unified CallManager and Cisco Unified Communications Manager. Each track requires candidates to pass five exams, three of which are shared by the tracks:
642-642 QOS
642-426 TUC
642-436 CVOICE

Additional exams for Unified CallManager track
642-444 CIPT 4.1
642-453 GWGK

Additional exams for Unified Communications Manager track
642-446 CIPT 1
642-456 CIPT 2

Register at PearsonVUE.com to take the CCVP Exams


CCVP Self-Study Resources from Cisco Press

Visit the catalog pages to read sample chapters from these titles.

CCVP 642-642 QOS
Cisco QOS Exam Certification Guide, Second Ed.
CCVP QOS Quick Reference Sheets (Digital Short Cut)
Cisco IP Telephony Flash Cards and Exam Practice Pack

642-426 TUC
CCVP TUC Quick Reference Sheets (Digital Short Cut)

CCVP 642-436 CVOICE
Cisco Voice over IP (CVOICE), Third Ed.
CCVP CVOICE Quick Reference (Digital Short Cut)

CCVP 642-446 CIPT 1
Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Part 1 (CIPT1)
CCVP CIPT1 Quick Reference (Digital Short Cut)

CCVP 642-456 CIPT 2
Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Part 2 (CIPT2)
CCVP CIPT2 Quick Reference (Digital Short Cut)

CCVP 642-444 CIPT
Cisco IP Telephony (CIPT) (Authorized Self-Study Guide), Second Ed.
CCVP CIPT Quick Reference Sheets (Digital Short Cut)
Cisco IP Telephony Flash Cards and Exam Practice Pack
Cisco CallManager Fundamentals, Second Ed.

CCVP 642-452/642-453 GWGK
CCVP GWGK Quick Reference Sheets (Digital Short Cut)
Cisco Voice Gateways and Gatekeepers

Recommended Reading
Cisco IP Communications Express: CallManager Express with Cisco Unity Express
Cisco IP Telephony: Planning, Design, Implementation, Operation, and Optimization
Cisco Voice over Frame Relay, ATM and IP
Configuring CallManager and Unity: A Step-by-Step Guide
Deploying Cisco Voice over IP Solutions
Troubleshooting Cisco IP Telephony
Voice over IP Fundamentals, Second Ed.
Voice-Enabling the Data Network: H.323, MGCP, SIP, QoS, SLAs, and Security

For supplemental study, view the complete IP Communications/VoIP catalog from Cisco Press


Training Courses

The recommended training for all exams maps to the corresponding course of the same name: Quality of Service, IP Telephony Troubleshooting, Cisco Voice Over IP, Cisco IP Telephony Part 1 and Cisco IP Telephony Part 2, and Implementing Cisco Voice Gateways and Gatekeepers.

Cisco Press Certification Self-Study books and software are part of a recommended learning path from Cisco Systems that can include simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.

Recertification

CCVP certifications are valid for three years. Individuals who hold an active Cisco CCNP, CCDP, CCIP, CCSP, or CCVP certification will recertify their professional-level certifications when they pass any other Cisco professional-level certification exam. Certification holders will continue to re-certify their professional level certifications when they pass any CCIE written exam.


Cisco Learning Network

The Cisco Learning Network is an online community for Cisco certified customers that helps customers and partners interact, collaborate, learn, mentor peers, and prepare for certification exams via discussion forums, blogs, video interviews, wikis, and other interactive Web 2.0 technologies.