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Certification: Cisco CCNA Voice - c700

The Cisco CCNA voice training certification has been specifically developed to cater the needs of voice networking section of IT firms. On successful completion of the certification professionals will be able to administer voice networks with ease in reputed organizations. CCNA voice training certifications are globally accepted. With the number of organizations employing Cisco systems in their organizations, it is expected that the demand for voice network professionals will rise in the near future. This will lead to many quality employment opportunities.

Who can do this certification?

Young professionals who want to add value in their CV by adding a professional degree must complete this voice certification.

Benefits

A CCNA voice certified professional can enjoy additional benefits in the job market. First of all, his salary increases. Secondly, he starts from a rank high in the organizational hierarchy. Thirdly, he can switch jobs easily because his marketability has increased because of the professional degree.

The interpersonal skills associated with voice network management of the individual will also increase after completing the training for the certification. This will further attract him to prospective organizations.

Associated Exam

Candidates must appear for a single exam paper. The paper named as“Introducing Cisco Voice and Unified Communications Administration (ICOMM)” will test the candidates on a wide range of subject matters. This certification is also a part of the Cisco Video certification. Therefore, the voice exam opens up an option for appearing in the video certification as well.

Prerequisites

Cisco CCENT, Cisco Switching and Routing and Cisco CIE certification are prerequisites for appearing in the examination.

Examination Overview

Many CCNA voice training courses are available online. There are also cisco CCNA voice training courses offered by different institutions. Candidates before appearing in the main exam must get him enrolled in one of the options to achieve an outstanding result. This is because the CCNA voice training courses provide a lot of discussion and supplementary materials vital in the understanding of the core concepts related to voice certification. Candidates who do a job elsewhere must register in the training course online and get the CCNA voice training videos to get solid idea about the technical things being covered in the syllabus. There is no alternative to lab training. This is because the work procedure, configuration mechanisms, installation mechanisms and practical aspects of certain devices are demonstrated in the lab. This makes lab a vital part of the preparation phase which cannot be substituted by theories. The students must sit for mock exams before appearing in the real exam to make their preparation adequate.

The course consists of the following components:

  • Components of the Cisco Unified Communications Architecture
  • PSTN components and technologies
  • VoIP components and technologies
  • Gateways, voice ports, and dial peers to connect to the PSTN and service provider networks
  • Configuring Cisco network to support VoIP
  • Implementing UC500 using Cisco Configuration Assistant
  • Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express to support endpoints using CLI
  • Implementing voice mail features using Cisco Unity Express

The concepts behind the voice infrastructure are elaborated in detail in the course content. This ensures that the professionals are completely updated with the recent tools that are being implemented in the voice administering networks. The syllabus looks at the conditions of UC. The second part, however, focuses of PSTN technology. The PSTN technology demands the candidates to know about the concepts of time division and statistical multiplexing.

VoIP technology remains the key topic of focus in the second part of the syllabus. This ensures that candidates grasp in detail the subject matter of VoIP and its subsidiaries. UC500, which is another part of UC network, is introduced in this part. The application and uses of UC500 are also discussed in details. All the relevant software and hardware mechanisms related to administering a voice network are also discussed and introduced carefully at each step of the syllabus.

Therefore, the course is mainly practical training based giving plenty of opportunity to its candidates to learn more about networking and voice administering.

Validity of the certification

The certificate remains valid for 3 years. However, the following steps ensure it does not get invalid:

  1. Passing any associate level test
  2. Passing any current professional level test
  3. Passing another current Cisco Specialist test
  4. Passing another current CCIE Written test
  5. Passing another current CCDE Written exam or CCDE Practical test
  6. Passing the Cisco certified architect certification test

Expert Review

The associate level program ensures that the professionals have all the tools and techniques inside them to configure, implement and troubleshoot network related issues facing the dynamic industry. This certification helps them in getting an edge over others in the job interview.

John Dawn

Trainer, Cisco Training centre, Perth, Australia