Certifications - CCVP becomes CCNP Voice

CCNP Voice replaces the CCVP Certification Track

On October 19, 2010, Learning@Cisco announced the evolution of the CCVP certification, renaming it CCNP Voice. The new CCNP Voice certification reflects alignment to Cisco's Unified Communications and Collaboration v8.0 solutions portfolio and aligns it with the latest courses and exams.

CCNP Voice Certification

Cisco Certified Network Professional Voice (CCNP Voice) validates advance knowledge and skills required to integrate into underlying network architectures. Furthermore, this certification validates a robust set of skills in implementing, operating, configuring, and troubleshooting a converged IP network.

With a CCNP Voice certification, a network professional can create a collaboration solution that is transparent, scalable, and manageable. The CCNP Voice curriculum focuses on Cisco Unified Communications Manager (formerly Unified CallManager), quality of service (QoS), gateways, gatekeepers, IP phones, voice applications, and utilities on Cisco routers and Cisco Catalyst switches. Additionally, the integration and troubleshooting of Cisco Unified Communications applications are now covered in the CCNP Voice, specifically the Cisco Unity Connection and Cisco Unified Presence applications.

CCNP Voice Curriculum and Exams

CVOICE v8.0
Implementing Cisco Voice Communications and QoS (CVOICE) v8.0 teaches learners about voice gateways, characteristics of VoIP call legs, dial plans and their implementation, basic implementation of IP phones in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express environment and essential information about gatekeepers and Cisco Unified Border Element. The course provides the learners with voice-related QoS mechanisms that are required in Cisco Unified Communications networks.

CIPT1 v8.0
Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Part 1 (CIPT1) v8.0 prepares you for implementing a Cisco Unified Communications Manager solution at a single-site environment. This course focuses primarily on Cisco Unified Communications Manager version 8.0, which is the call routing and signaling component for the Cisco Unified Communications solution.

CIPT2 v8.0
Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Part 2 (CIPT2) v8.0 prepares you for implementing Cisco Unified Communications solution in a multisite environment. It covers globalized call routing, Cisco Service Advertisement Framework (SAF) and Call Control Discovery (CCD), tail-end hop-off (TEHO), Cisco Unified Survivable Remote Site Telephony (SRST), and mobility features such as Cisco Device Mobility and Cisco Extension Mobility.

TVOICE v8.0
Troubleshooting Cisco Unified Communications (TVOICE) v8.0 prepares network professionals with the knowledge and skills that are required to troubleshoot Cisco Unified Communications systems and solutions in enterprise, midmarket, and commercial deployments in single-site and multisite environments. The course teaches troubleshooting methodology, triage, resources, tools, and fixes at the integrated system or solution level for Cisco Unified Communications Manager.

CAPPS v8.0
Integrating Cisco Unified Communications Applications (CAPPS) v8.0 teaches learners the integration options of Cisco Unified Presence, Cisco Unity Express, and Cisco Unity Connection. It describes voice messaging deployment scenarios, Cisco Unified Presence features, and troubleshooting mechanisms as well as Cisco Unified Presence and Cisco Unified Personal Communicator integration options with Cisco Unified Communications Manager.

CCNP Voice

COURSE	NEW EXAM	REPLACES	OLD EXAM	LAST DAY TO TEST
CVOICE v8.0: Implementing Cisco Voice Communications and QoS	642-437	CVOICE v6.0	642-436	28/02/2011
CIPT1 v8.0: Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Part 1	642-447	CIPT1 v6.0	642-446	28/02/2011
CIPT2 v8.0: Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Part 2	642-457	CIPT2 v6.0	642-456	28/02/2011
TVOICE v8.0: Troubleshooting Cisco Unified Communications	642-427	TUC v1.0	642-426	28/02/2011
CAPPS v8.0: Integrating Cisco Unified Communications Applications	642-467	QOS v2.3	642-642	28/02/2011